Tag: football
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Women’s AFCON: Super Falcons beat Benin 2-1, qualify for Morocco 2026
Champions Nigeria qualified for next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-1 draw with Bénin Republic in the return leg of the final round of the qualification series. The match played in Abeokuta on Tuesday, resulted in an aggregate 3-1 win for the 10-time winners. The Amazons turned out to be credible fighters…
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FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria beats Samoa 4-0 to reach Round of 16
Nigeria reached the Round of 16 at this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in Morocco after a dominant performance earned them a 4-0 win over Samoa in Rabat. Queen Joseph hit a brace to take her tournament tally to three, and Captain Shakirat Moshood scored from the penalty spot while defender Azeezat Oduntan…
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2026 Women’s AFCON: Super Falcons beat Bénin Republic 2-0
Forwards Chinwendu Ihezuo and Esther Okoronkwo scored first-half goals to give reigning African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 2-0 win over their Bénin Republic counterparts in the first leg of their 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture, first leg in Lome, Togo. The Super Falcons started strongly with Rasheedat Ajibade’s 6th…
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2026 Women’s AFCON qualifier: Super Falcons take on Bénin’s Amazons
The 25,000-capacity Stade de Kégué in the Togolese capital, Lomè is venue for Friday’s 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first leg match between 10-time champions Nigeria and their Bèninoise counterparts, known as Amazons, with the Cup holders seeking a comfortable win that will render the return leg in Nigeria on Tuesday…
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Nigeria’s Green Falcons to square up against giants Fiji in Women’s Rugby League World Series finals on Sunday
Nigeria’s Green Falcons, who defeated Ireland 10-0 in the hard-fought first semi-final of the Women’s World Rugby League Series in Canada, will square up against the Fijian Women’s Rugby League team in Sunday’s final game. The Fijian ladies demolished hosts Canada in the second semifinals at the same venue by 48-0. On paper the Canadian…
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Nigeria’s Green Falcons thrash Ireland, qualify for IRL World Series final
The Nigerian Women’s Rugby League national team, the Green Falcons, qualified for the International Rugby League World Series final with a dominant 10-0 victory over Ireland at the Terry Fox Stadium, Brampton, Canada. Fedelia Omoghan scored the Green Falcons’ first try in a close finish in the first half. However, Australian-based Shondell Akhabue couldn’t score…
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Port Harcourt to host Nigeria’s Men’s Basketball final playoffs
Pius Ayinor Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has been confirmed as the host city by the Nigeria Basketball Federation for the 2025 Final-8 and the Final Four Playoffs of the Nigeria Men’s Basketball Premier League. A communique from the Nigeria Basketball Federation on Monday and addressed to all clubs due to participate in the…
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2026 Women’s AFCON: Oshoala, new-girl Omewa, seven others in camp
●Super Falcons commence training in Lomé Champions Nigeria will commence training sessions on Monday in the Togolese capital, Lomé ahead of their 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first leg match against Benin Republic, which will take place on Friday. Six-time Africa Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala was among the early…
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FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria lose 4-1 to Canada in opener
Canada’s U17 girls scored three second-half goals to dominate Nigeria 4-1 in the opening match of Group D of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in Morocco. The game at the Football Academy Mohammed VI (Pitch 2) in Moroccan city of Salé, near Rabat, was barely two minutes old when Canada went in…
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Super Eagles had 10 scorers in the scary run to 2026 FIFA World Cup Play-off
The Super Eagles achieved a universal spread of 10 different scorers in their 15-goal haul in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series, with only ace forward Victor Osimhen scoring more than once. The lanky marksman netted six times – in the process taking his Nigerian tally to 29 in 44 matches,…
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