The 22nd FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022, started off as one of the most controversial editions of the football showpiece but as events progressed, it turned out to be one of the most exciting. That excitement is not unconnected to one of the hallmarks of this year’s tournament –...
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Parents who broke record when they welcomed nine babies at once (nonuplets) have finally returned home after 19 months in an intensive care clinic. Mother Halima Cissé, 27, and her husband Abdelkader Arby, 36, from Mali, spent almost two years at the specialist Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, Morocco, following the...
Portugal players Pepe and Bruno Fernandes lashed out at the Argentine referee in charge of their 1-0 World Cup quarter-final defeat by Morocco on Saturday, claiming his nationality impacted the game. Argentina progressed on Friday by beating the Netherlands and should they reach the final, might play against Morocco...
Gov. David Umahi has joined millions of football fans in Abakaliki, to congratulate Morocco for breaking the African jinx of qualifying for the semi finals of the World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Atlas Lions on Saturday, defeated Portugal in the quarter finals of...
The Atlas Lions of Morocco have qualified for the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, after a 1- defeat of Portugal. The victory makes them the first African team to get to that stage of the competition in its 92-year history. More details later….
Morocco continued their stunning run at the Qatar World Cup on Tuesday when they upset former champions Spain 3-0 on penalty kicks to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved penalty kicks from Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets, in between Pablo Sarabia’s kick against the...
Defending Champions, Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, on Sunday hammered 10-man Rivers United 6-0 to progress to the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League with a 7-2 aggregate score. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions had won the first leg 2-1 in Port Harcourt,...
Nigerian champions Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa were on Friday in Rabat drawn alongside defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies for the second edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draw for the competition billed for Oct. 30 to Nov. 13 in...
The Morocco police have arrested four suspects, aged between 20 and 30, for deliberately starting a huge forest fire in the north of the country on Monday, the police said in a statement on Tuesday. The fire has burned more than 90 hectares of the Kodiat Tifour forest in...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to finish among the top three at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as they lost 0-1 to the Copper Queens of Zambia on Friday. The Falcons lost in the third-place playoff game after Evarine Katungo’s 28th minute goal made the difference at the...
Nigeria and Zambia will battle for the bronze medals of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Friday at the Complexe Mohamed V in Casablanca – Morocco’s economic and industrial capital Head Coach of Zambia’s Copper Queens, Bruce Mwape, said on Thursday that his girls have put...
South Africa reached the final of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Monday after a contentious injury-time penalty kick gave them a 1-0 victory over Zambia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Linda Motlhalo kept her cool to convert the kick in the fourth...
Super Falcons of Nigeria fail to earn a 10th final match appearance after falling 4-5 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes and down with two players against hosts Morocco in the 2022 WAFCON semi-finals This was after playing out a 1-1 draw with hosts Morocco...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Thursday in Casablanca qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A lone goal by Rasheedat Ajibade against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses steered the Super Falcons to the semi-finals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...
Hosts Morocco progressed on Wednesday in Rabat to their first-ever semi-finals in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) history after overcoming an exciting Botswana side 2-1. The victory also ensured that the Atlas Lionesses also secured the country’s maiden place at the Women’s World Cup. They qualified for next...
Following are the final group standings at the ongoing 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, as well as the quarter-final pairings: Group A Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts Morocco 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Senegal 3 2 0 1...
Super Falcons’ winger Francisca Ordega says the team’s victory over Botswana is the beginning of better things to come for Nigeria at the ongoing 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cup holders Super Falcons got their 12th Women...
Some football enthusiasts in Enugu, on Monday expressed dismay over the Super Falcons of Nigeria’s 2-1 loss to Banyana Banyana of South Africa at the ongoing African Women Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the match...
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Monday stunned champions Super Falcons of Nigeria 2-1 in the Group C opening match at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the result was similar to that of 2018 WAFCON where Banyana...