Women in Iran will be allowed to watch football matches in stadiums in the future, the head of the country’s football association said on Friday. Until now, women in Iran have only been allowed in the stands in a few exceptions, most recently at the friendly match against Russia....
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The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), says it has appointed Coach Rena Wakama as Head Coach for Nigeria’s Senior Women’s National basketball team, D’Tigress. The federation made the announcement in a tweet on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigress have been without a head coach since...
Nigerian First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, alongside top government functionaries will attend the send forth dinner of the Super Falcons ahead of the team’s departure for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FIFA Women World Cup is...
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has invited 20 players to camp ahead of the U-19 Girls International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Championships.volley This is contained in a statement released on the federation’s Facebook account on Thursday, that the players would be camped in Kaduna before leaving for the event....
France’s top administrative court on Thursday, upheld the ban on the use of hijab by Muslim female Football players during games. The case was instituted by a collective of Muslim football players against the French Football Federation (FFF). The Council of State (Conseil d’Etat) ruled that “the ban enacted...
Nigeria’s Women’s National Football team, the Super Falcons are now ranked 40th in the world, a remarkable improvement from their last ranking in May. According to the latest FIFA Women’s World ranking released on Thursday, Nigeria moved up two spots on the ranking from 42nd to 40th in the...
Nigeria has moved from 40th to 39th position in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola Men’s world rankings. The world football governing body released the rankings on Thursday via its official website. In Africa, the Super Eagles currently occupy sixth position behind Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Tunisia (3rd), Algeria (4th) and...
Football Australia (FA) boss, James Johnson, says they are mulling a joint bid with New Zealand to host the second edition of FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup in 2029. Johnson said on Wednesday that expectations were high as the expanded Club World Cup was expected to be a big...
Leaving everything you own to a multi-millionaire football player would not be everyone’s idea of a good cause, but one Brazilian fan has just done that. The anonymous fan could not think of a more deserving recipient of his worldly goods than Neymar Jr. of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He...
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the two clubs announced on Wednesday. “The Lion of Teranga protects our goal,” Al-Ahli said in a twitter post. Al-Ahli, who are making their return to the top-flight Pro League next season after a year in...
Athletes, aerobic clubs and school children on Saturday in Lagos joined millions across the world to take part in the 2023 Olympic Day celebrations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, tagged ‘Let’s Move’, was held at the National Stadium, Lagos. Thomas Bach, President of International...
MTN Nigeria and Flykite Productions have announced the 12 clubs that will participate in the inaugural edition of the NAIJA Super 8 off-season club football tournament. With two teams from each of the country’s six geopolitical zones, these clubs will compete in zonal playoffs, mentored by a former Nigerian international. The...
The consortium BlueCo which purchased Chelsea last year has reached an agreement to become shareholders of French club Racing Strasbourg. Chelsea said on Thursday that the agreement would see BlueCo invest in Strasbourg’s first teams and academy. The Premier League club also said that Marc Keller would remain the...
Football governing body FIFA, will take a “zero tolerance” approach if allegations of racism which led to the abandonment of two friendly matches on Monday are proven. The Republic of Ireland under-21s’ match against Kuwait under-22s in Austria, was called off after an allegation that a Kuwaiti player racially...
Mali emerged victorious in a 2-0 triumph over Congo during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifier played at the Alphonse Massamba-Debat Stadium in Brazzaville, Congo, on Sunday. The match started with a goalless first half, but the Malian team showcased an entirely different level of play after...
Cape Verde were dominant in a 3-1 triumph over Burkina Faso at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde on Sunday. The spectators erupted with joy as Bebé opened scoring in the 7th minute, expertly finishing off a play orchestrated by Cape Verde’s Patrick Andrade. Comfortable on home turf, the...
Two goals from Victor Osimhen has helped the Super Eagles defeat Sierra Leone 3-2 to qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with one game to spare. The third goal for Nigeria in the game played at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, on...
Mr Paul Edeh, Proprietor, Naija Ratels Football Club, Abuja was on Saturday in Makurdi elected Chairman of the Benue State Football Association (BSFA). Edeh polled 28 votes to defeat his rival, Mr Godwin Uwua, former Super Eagles Assistant Coach, who garnered one vote, at the end of the elective...
GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd. on Friday said it had paid N100 million to Enyimba International Football Club of Aba for winning the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Championship Play-offs. Nelson Ine, Project Director of The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF), said this in a press statement by TNFF’s...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, has commend his volleyball team, CNS Spikers (male team) for maintaining its long-term winning streak as the winner of the first phase of the National Volleyball Division 1 League in Owerri, Imo State....