Monday, 16 March 2015

CAF Champions League: Enyimba 1-0 Smouha | Match Report



CAF Champions League

Result: Enyimba 1-0 Smouha

Date: 15 March 2015

Substitute Rafael Boumsong scored in the second half as Enyimba International recorded a slim 1-0 win against Smouha FC in a first leg CAF Champions League first round match in Aba on Sunday.

Flying Eagles Face Ghana In AYC Semi Final





Nigeria's U20 male football team, the Flying Eagles will have a third time within weeks to define their supremacy over Ghana's U20 when both countries meet in the Africa Youth Championship (AYC) semifinal on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium in Dakar.

#NPFL: Kwara United 2-1 El Kanemi | Match Report



It was a very interesting encounter at the Kwara State Stadium that saw the Harmony Warriors humble the Warriors from Maiduguri 2 goals to a consolatory one.

Saturday, 14 March 2015

CAFCC: Wolves 2-0 Dedebit | Match Report

Etebo, Salami Hand Wolves Victory

Warri Wolves coasted to a 2-0 victory over Dedebit FC of Ethiopia in a CAF Confederation Cup first leg match on Saturday.

Thursday, 12 March 2015

Super Falcons Set To Play Confluence Queens


The Female National Team of Nigeria, Super Falcons, are set to slug it out with Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) side, Confluence Queens of Lokoja as preparatory for the All Africa Games Qualifier against Mali.

The match is slated for the 14th of March, and it will be the third friendly match for Falcons as test matches towards upcoming qualifier matches.

The venue for the match is the FIFA Goal Project center at the Abuja National Stadium and will kick off by 3pm on Saturday, 14 March 2015..

Nigeria Move Up One Spot In FIFA Rankings





The National Team of Nigeria, Super Eagles, have hopped up to 41st in the latest FIFA World rankings that were released on Thursday.

Amongst all negatives about the team surrounding the contract talks of Keshi versus Amaju Pinnick, Nigerians can finally get a positive news on the Super Eagles that polled 701 points to move up one place from 42 to 41 in the world and they are 7th in Africa according to the rankings.

Nigeria is set to play Bolivia and South Africa later on this month and winning those matches might see the Super Eagles move higher on the FIFA rankings.

Algeria are the highest ranked team in Africa at 18th. Other countries above Nigeria are Ghana, Tunisia, Senegal and Cape Verde.

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Sand Eagles Qualify For African Beach Soccer Championship


Nigeria has qualified for the 2015 African Beach Soccer Championship finals after Libya announced its withdrawal from the qualifying competition.

Libya’s withdrawal has been communicated to the Nigeria Football Federation, meaning the 2007 and 2009 champions go through to the finals scheduled for Seychelles April 14-19.

The Supersand Eagles returned to the country on Monday following a third place finish at the Power Horse Invitational Tournament in Durban, South Africa, and were set to continue training in Lagos ahead of the first leg of the qualifying fixture against Libya which was to be played this weekend.

Coach Audu Adamu Ejo said: “We would have loved to use the fixture against Libya as part of our preparation for the African Beach Soccer Championship. However, there is nothing we can do other than to now start our final camping for the championship proper.


   Credit: Rabark Bakare