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Flying Officers Cup: Confluence Queens Star Demands More From Teammates

By Wale Mustapha on November 18, 2020 News, Sports

Confluence Queens attacker Joy Omewa has asked her teammates to put their all as they face Bayelsa Queens on Wednesday afternoon in the ongoing Flying Officers Pre-season Championship in Abuja. Omewa has made a really impressive start to life in Lokoja after joining from Osun Babes in 2019. The ‘New Direction’ Ladies started off with […]

Whyte Confident Confluence Queens Will Bounce Back from Amazons Defeat

By Wale Mustapha on November 17, 2020 News, Sports

NWFL Premiership side Confluence Queens Head Coach Whyte Ogbonda is confident his team will bounce back from the 2-1 defeat in the hands of Nasarawa Amazons in their opening game of the Flying Officers Pre-season Championship in Abuja. An Adejoke Ejalonibu late strike gifted the ‘Solid babes’ a late winner after Arit Usang had cancelled […]

NWFL: Whyte prefers grassroot talent over experience for Confluence Queens

By Wale Mustapha on November 11, 2020 News, Sports

TobexSports The Coach of Nigeria Women Premier League, NWPL side, Confluence Queens, Whyte Ogbonda has publicly stated his preference for young aspiring players over established ones as he prepare for new season. Whyte led Confluence Queens to the finals of the NWFL Super 4 for the first time in the Club’ history, losing to Rivers […]

Aisha Falode: Catalyst behind rise of women’s football in Nigeria

By Wale Mustapha on July 8, 2020 News

By Akin Bolarinwa The popularity of women’s football is being impacted by the collective efforts of the Aisha Folode led women’s football league board despite the none availability of facilities and resources. Recently, women’s football has been getting more disciples across the world as evidenced by the innovation put in place by the head of […]

NWFL cancels 2019/2020 season, urges great outing at CAF Women Champions League

By Wale Mustapha on July 8, 2020 News

The management committee of the Nigeria Women Football League headed by Aisha Falode in conjunction with women clubs owners and managers have unanimously agreed to scrap the 2019/2020 season, in the three tiers of the women’s league, for sake of protecting the health of the players and officials in the various clubs, in line with […]

Confluence Queens’ Christopher tags Bayelsa best Super 4 team

By Wale Mustapha on November 6, 2019 News, Sports

Confluence Queens forward, Precious Christopher, has said equivocally that the best team of the 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League (NWPL) Super 4 are former champions and second runners-up, Bayelsa Queens. The Restoration Girls whiplashed the NWPL newcomers, Adamawa Queens, with four unreplied goals in the third place match, weekend, at the Agege Stadium in Lagos. […]

Rivers Angels edge past Confluence Queens to win 2019 NWPL Super 4 title

By Wale Mustapha on November 3, 2019 News, Sports

Cecilia Nku’s second minute penalty was all Rivers Angels needed to win the 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League title against a very determined Confluence Queens side. In a well attended final which had the Sports minister Sunday Dare and Women affairs minister Mrs Pauline Tallen in attendance, the final lived up to its expectation as […]

Whyte dreams NWPL title with Confluence Queens

By Wale Mustapha on November 2, 2019 News, Sports

Ahead of Sunday’s grand finale of the Nigeria Women Premier League Super 4, Confluence Queens head coach, Whyte Ogbonda, has vowed to ensure an upset is recorded against favourites Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt. The coach told NWFL Media at the Agege Stadium, Lagos after his team defeated fellow Savannah club, Adamawa Queens in the […]

I would’ve resigned as Rivers Angels coach – Okon

By Wale Mustapha on November 2, 2019 News, Sports

Head coach of Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt, Edwin Okon, has disclosed that, if the team had failed to book a place in Sunday’s final in the NWPL Super 4, he would have resigned his appointment with the club. Rivers Angels defeated Bayelsa Queens 4-2 on penalties after playing a goalless draw at the end […]

Dare, Tallen storm Lagos for NWPL Super 4 grand finale

By Wale Mustapha on October 30, 2019 News, Sports

For the first time in the history of the Nigeria Women Premier League Super 4, the grand finale of the 2018/2019 edition will be graced by two first class Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, and the Minister for Women’s Affairs, Pauline Tallen, have confirmed their presence at the […]