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Aisha Falode Hails Pinnick Led NFF For Uncommon Support Towards Women's Football In Nigeria. Super Falcons Chef De Mission to the Morocco 2022 Women's Africa Cup Of Nations, Aisha Falode has praised the present Board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), led my FIFA Council Member, Amaju Pinnick for their uncommon support to the growth and development of Women's Football in the country.    Speaking from Rabat in an live interview session with Mitchell Obi's popular Radio programme 'Sports Salsa', the vibrant and resourceful NWFL Chairperson disclosed that the NFF have shown an Incontestable love and passion for women's football growth, since they came in to office. "No doubt, the present Nigeria Football Federation board has done alot in the area of women's Football, welfare has been top-notch, preparations for competitions and many more. Before the USA Women's National team equal pay campaign, the Super Falcons earned the same  ...

The Local Organising Committee of Nigeria's largest grassroot football tournament, the Prosperity Cup, is set to receive another set of international scouts, in Yenagoa. The scouts from the FDC/ VISTA GELENDZHIK SCOUTING Programme/TOURNAMENT'S will be led by Nigeria's legend and two time African footballer of the year Kanu Nwankwo and renowned International FIFA agent Paul Ojo Omamomo They are billed to hit the Yenagoa on  Friday 1st of July 2022 for a three-day scouting trials  strictly for players under the age of 17. This trials is the second in the series of international trials is in fulfilment of the pledge of His Excellency Governor Douye Diri to help project the talents abound in Bayelsa to the international scene, in an attempt to enhance their livelihood and help them make a career in football. The last trials which ended in May saw 20 players selected and 7 talents on their way to ply their trade in Europe. Selected Under 17 players from the Prosperit...

Egyptian Premier League side Al Ahly announced the appointment of Portuguese manager Ricardo Soares as their new head coach in replacement of Pitso Mosimane. The wait is now over. The Red Devils have a new coach after days in trouble since South African gaffer Mosimane decided to leave his job. Al Ahly announced the news on Thursday morning on their social media accounts. “He is here. Welcome Ricardo Soares” , the Cairo-based outfit wrote. According to several  local reports , Ricardo Soares will pen down a two-year contract with Al Ahly. The 47-year old parted ways with Gil Vicente on Tuesday, has arrived in Egypt earlier on Wednesday morning. In addition, it is believed that Ricardo Soares will earn a €1.5m salary per season while he decided himself to pay Gil Vicente a €250 000 fee for them to release him.

---- Bayelsa state Becomes The First State To Produce Two National Champions In The Same Season Bishop Dimieari Grammar School have won the male Nestle Milo Secondary School National Basketball Championship for the first time after  a 36-33 point win over Government Secondary School F.C.T, Abuja to win their first National championship. Earlier in the day, St Jude's Girls Secondary School Amarata also emerged champions in the female category at the ongoing  National Basketball Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium, Surulere Lagos. St Jude's Girls won their  7th record after a 38-14 points win over Spur College, Benue on Thursday  With the victory for both male and female teams, Bayelsa state has now become the first to win the championship male and female in a single season. Credit: Promise Okotoko (Money Governor)

Francis Joseph Nigeria's Moses Simon and Akinkunmi Amoo has been nominated for the 2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) best player of the year awards. Nantes Moses Simon is nominated for the best player of the year while Copenhagen's Akinkunmi Amoo is nominated for the best young player of the year. Senegal top the list with five nominations, followed by Cameroun and Egypt with three and two nominations respectively. Thirty players have been listed for the preliminary round and it will be reduced in later date to be announced by CAF. The award has not been held in the past three years.

The St Jude's Girls Secondary School emerged champions of the 22nd Nestle Milo Secondary School National Basketball Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium, Surulere Lagos. St Jude's Girls won their  7th record after a 38-14 points win over Spur College, Benue on Thursday  All hail the champions.  Details later Credit: Promise Okotoko (Money governor)

Super Falcons Players Unanimously Roots For Pinnick To Remain In Office For Another Term.    Pinnick visited The Falcons Super Falcons who are chasing Nigeria’s 10th continental title at the 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)  in Morocco are rooting for Amaju Melvin Pinnick to continue in office  as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) beyond September 2022. The Elective Congress of the NFF is scheduled to hold in September where a new helmsman is expected to emerge to lead the country’s football for another four years.  At the send forth dinner organised for the Falcons at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Sunday night, members of the senior national women’s team were unanimous in asking Pinnick to continue on the job due to the great transformation he has brought to bear in the team. First to speak was Oshoala. “ President (Pinnick) has done so much for us as a team if we really want to be honest with ourselves,” began the Barca star. “ I...

Report has it that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering postponing the 2023 Afcon due to Torrential rain fall in Ivory Coast. CAF Secretary General, Veron Mosenga in an interview with Le Monde said they are considering it and it's one of the possibilities. “We are considering it; it is one of the possibilities,” “We asked Ivorian meteorologists to report to us on rainfall history in Côte d’Ivoire in June and July, but also to share their projections with us.” With a year before kick-off, Major cities in Ivory Coast are experiencing heavy rains with floods, CAF fears having the competition in the middle of the rainy season may not necessarily be a good idea as most of the cities maybe flooded during the showpiece next year. The next edition of AFCON is scheduled for June 23 to July 23, 2023, in Ivory Coast. CAF will deliberate on it in the 44th Ordinary General Assembly of CAF scheduled for August 10 in Arusha, Tanzania.

Anthony Joshua has said he wants to use his power and size advantage over Oleksandr Usyk when the pair meet in a rematch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in August. Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs), 32, will be bidding to reclaim his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts when he faces Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs), 35, on Aug. 20. Neither fighter has competed since Usyk's unanimous decision victory over Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September. Despite earning a comfortable victory, Usyk sustained a deep cut above his right eye late in that fight, which Joshua seemed to take pleasure inflicting. "His [Usyk's] hairstyle is different, and he's got a slice scar on his eye," Joshua said at a news conference on Wednesday. "I was thinking back, I cut up a few people's faces: Paul Butlin, Usyk, I split [Kubrat] Pulev's lip. "I just grazed [Andy] Ruiz, he doesn't count because I mean properly smashing faces in. I like that stuff, I never had a style, I ...

It was a one sided affair on the third day of the Round of 16 clash at the ongoing Nigeria's largest grassroot football tournament, the Prosperity Cup, as Anyama-Ogbia of Ogbia LGA scored six unreplied goals against Agoro FC of Sagbama. Vincent Azibapu stole the show as he scored four of the six goals. The prolific striker first announced his presence as early as the 5th minute when he received a sublime pass and tried to lob the ball over the approaching goalkeeper, but it was saved. However, his second attempt started the harvest of goals, as he made no mistake finding the back of the net from 7 yards few minutes later, to give his team the lead. Azibapu, who preferred to play wide, received another through pass and raced on to lash a shot beyond the reach of the goalkeeper to double the lead, and then went on to score two more goals on the day. Gift Agala and Caleb Vincent were the other goal scorers for Anyama Ogbia, while Vincent Azibapu could have increased his ta...

Emma Raducanu says she will continue to "embrace every single moment" as she remained upbeat after a straight-set exit at Wimbledon that left Centre Court deflated. The 19-year-old Briton was outpowered by France's Caroline Garcia in a 6-3 6-3 defeat in the second round. "For me, everything is learning," said Raducanu, who was seeded 10th. Raducanu has not won successive matches at a Grand Slam since her remarkable triumph at last year's US Open. She conveyed positivity in her post-match news conference, adding: "Caroline is a great player. I struggled to find a way through her. "But it's OK because coming into this I didn't really have many expectations of myself."

NNL Suspends League For One Match Day The 2021/2022 season of the Nigeria national league has been suspended by its management for a match  day. The most important football league in Nigeria is looking at the possibility of ensuring a smooth,easy and fair end to the season which draws  near. The suspension of matches is only for this weekend.  Clubs are in the brink of gaining promotion to Nigeria's top flight,the Nigeria Professional Football league (NPFL) and as well demotion to the lower run of domestic football in the country the Nation-Wide League One (NLO). The pressure has become so intense in the battle for relegation and promotion and NNL considers it imperative to go for a break ,to enable it reappraise certain situations and developments in the league . There are three(3) remaining match's in the Northern conferences of A1 & A2 to conclude the season,while the Southern conference B1 has three (3) games too and  B2 with five (5) to go. There...

 The Bishop Dimieari Grammar School have made it to the final of the ongoing 22nd Nestle Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship in Lagos  B.D.G.S secured the last two spot on Wednesday following a 30-29 points win over King Amachree Academy of Port Harcourt who they lost to a few weeks ago in the final of the Southern Zonal tournament in Enugu  B.D.G.S joined St Jude's Girls Secondary School who made it to the final of the female category on Tuesday, a feat that could see Bayelsa become the first State to win both the male and female team competition in a single season Speaking  after the victory, coach Tony Nelson lauded the emphatic performance of the team, stressing that the team will not relax until the aim is achieved despite making their first ever national appearance in the Nestle Milo Secondary School Championship.  Meanwhile, Coordinator Nigeria School Sport Federation, Bayelsa State, Godwin Abari Adagbo commended the high level of pe...

 PROSPERITY CUP: Agbayama FC Of Ekeremor Talk Tough After Quarter Final Qualification....      By Hananeel Jackson Officials and players of Agbayama Fc of Ekeremor say they will go all out to win this years' Bayelsa State Governor's Cup tagged "Prosperity Cup". Agbayama Fc beat Akaba Fc of Yenagoa 2-0 in one of the quarter final of the Prosperity Cup decided at the Kaiama centre. Speaking shortly after their triumph against Akaba Fc, team coordinator Mr.Akeme Moses commended the sponsors of the tournament for giving youths in the state a platform to showcase their talents especially players in the rural areas. Mr. Moses noted that the team's primary target was to win the trophy for the first time having qualified for the quarter final of the showpiece. Head coach of the team, Abenji Tony, said he was elated to take part in the tournament, stating that his dreams after the competition is to see Agbayama community players play in Europe and other top lea...

 PPI GETS PARTNERSHIP WITH BAYELSA STATE YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY The Prosperity Pilot Initiative (PPI) on Tuesday, June 18th 2022, paid a courtesy call, on the Bayelsa State Youth and Sports Ministry Commissioner, Hon. Baraladei Daniel Igali in his office. Speaking, on their aim of the visit, the spokesman of the group, Comrade Jacob John, stated, that, the good governance of Senator Douye Diri, the Governor of Bayelsa State, is being amplified by the body hence its creation. Also hammering on their aims and objective, the Director General of the Body, Comrade Robert Igali, stated that the group is formed to galvanize grassroot support, for the government of the day. In his response, the Commissioner, Hon. Igali beaming with smiles, gladly, formally announced, the partnership of his Ministry, with the group. In attendance, was the acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Madam Grace Alagoa, Head of Youth in the ministry Madam Joan Emenah, Director General Centre for...

  Francis Joseph Former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr Peter Singabele has said that lack of  proper administrative mechanism is the reason why our football has not grown to the level it supposed to be. Speaking on the heels of the controversies about the forthcoming Nigeria Football Federation executive committee elections expected to hold in September,  Singabele, currently, a CAF medical committee member said that Nigeria and indeed Nigerians love football, that football is just like our food but that the game is not speedily growing the way Nigerians expect because of several administrative impediments. He noted that in  developed countries football actually is capital intensive and big business  because the administration of the game is done according to laid down rules,which is none existence. According to him, the reason why football is not growing is that in Nigeria, people are more interested in what gets to their ...