Some 124.20 points separated the two teams at the top of the last FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking, the biggest such gap ever. Over the last few weeks and matches, however, that gap has shrunk. Bronze medallists at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020, USA (1) may have fallen... Read more
…As LOC inspects Mobolaji Johnson Arena Super Falcons Assistant Coach and Head Coach of Edo Queens FC, Wemimo Matthew has stated that the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament will completely change the mindset of parents over girl-child participation in sporting activities. The Aisha Buhari Cup with its theme... Read more
A glamorous draw ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos heralded the much –anticipated Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament, which the City of Lagos will host 13th – 21st September. A clutch of dignitaries, including captains of industry, top officials of Lagos State Sports Commission, top acts of the... Read more
Aisha Buhari Cup: 30 Days To Kick-Off
Sports August 16, 2021
The much -anticipated Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament which will see six of Africa’s leading women National Teams competing for honours in the City of Lagos is only 30 days to its commencement. Nine-time African champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria, are looking to rekindle rivalry with other top... Read more
Coach Chris Danjuma has invited 35 players to the camp of the U20 Girls’ National Team ahead of the African qualifying series for the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals, which enters the second round in the third week of September. The Falconets, runners-up at the FIFA World... Read more
The Offfice of Nigeria’s First Lady has approved ‘Playing for Good’ as the theme for the highly –anticipated Dr Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament that the City of Lagos is hosting from 13th – 21st September 2021. Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the tournament, Seyi Akinwunmi... Read more
Sponsors, AITEO Group have promised to enable even more spectacle and glamour for the next edition of the AITEO Cup men and women competitions even as the euphoria of Sunday’s classic grand finale in Benin City is still to die down. The company also felicitated with the deserving winners... Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared that it is the Rivers State Government and not the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), that should collect Value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) in the State. Justice Stephen Pam, also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the FIRS and... Read more
. Appreciates Iyaye, Green, Sirawoo The General Manager of Rivers United football club, Dr Okey Kpalukwu has on behalf of team commended the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for his unflinching support to the team. Kpalukwu stated this at an event to mark the end... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, on Nigeria’s outing at the 32nd Olympics which ended in Tokyo, Japan. few days ago. Nigeria earned one silver and one bronze medals from the... Read more
