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The Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) champions, Edo Queens, will this afternoon meet Benin Republic’s Ainonvi FC in the final match of the WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers holding in Cote d’Ivoire.
El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri Coach, Aliyu Zubair, has blamed the recent nationwide protest against bad governance and rustiness for his side’s 1-1 draw with FC Dadje FC of Benin Republic, at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Saturday. EL-Kanemi came from a losing position to score a late goal that tied the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup encounter. The coach said his team’s last competitive match was in July, adding that the nationwide protests made it impossible for the President Federation Cup champions to feature in any pre-season tournament before the game. The team will meet the Beninoise side in the decisive leg of the tie this weekend. Exuding confidence in a better outing in Benin Republic, Coach Zubair said: “You cannot start evaluating your team with a competition proper, no matter how lowly-rated the competition is. You will need to evaluate your team with matches such as pre-season games. It is the best avenue to evaluate your team, not until you come to a competition proper before you start evaluating. Definitely, I think that was what affected the team.”
El-Kanemi walk tightrope after 1-1 draw with Benin side
All things being equal, the Super Eagles will have a new coach before the beginning of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Nigeria will face Benin Republic, Libya, and Rwanda in Group D of the qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON slated for Morocco.
The maiden edition of the Bright Osayi Samuel U-13 football tournament kicks off tomorrow, with matches across the three senatorial districts of Edo State, the organizers have said.
Gabriel Obekpa, a 20-year-old Nigerian defensive midfielder, has signed with Bodrum FK in the Turkish Super League. Obekpa’s promising career began in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, with Dynamo Academica, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing football academies.
Super Eagles assistant captain, William Troost-Ekong, has agreed to join Al Khalood in Saudi Arabia.
Some of the stars, who made Nigeria proud at the just-concluded Davis Cup promotional play-off, have been listed for the Zenith Bank Next Gen Masters, which serves on August 7.