2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos smash New Zealand 4-1
The Nigerian team on Wednesday in the Dominican Republic defeated their New Zealand counterparts 4-1 in their opening match at the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.
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Senegal’s Kane leads CAF’s probe committee on Libya-Nigeria AFCON fiasco
Libya blames Nigeria for botched match
Dolphin Swimming League begins Saturday with over 12 schools
Over 12 schools have been confirmed for the Season Six of the Dolphin Swimming League, which begins on Saturday, at Grange School, Ikeja, Lagos. Among the competing schools are defending champions, Grange and St Saviour’s Schools, which will be joined by new entrants such as Riverbank, Temple, Corona, and Whitesands Lagoon, all vying for medals and honours.
CAF delists Nigeria vs Libya AFCON qualifier
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially delisted the Group D second-leg match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Libya’s Mediterranean Knights, which was scheduled for Tuesday in Benghazi.
Libya lay blame for qualifier postponement on Nigeria
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) said Nigeria were to blame for the postponement of Tuesday's scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Benghazi after the visitors refused to play the match citing mistreatment on arrival in the country.
"Inhumane Treatment": Stranded In Airport For 20 Hours, Nigeria Football Team Boycott AFCON Qualifier vs Libya
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Monday that their national team had returned home after alleged "inhumane treatment" in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. "The Nigeria delegation departed the Al-Abraq Airport at exactly 15.05 hours, bound for the city of Kano, and onwards to the Federal Capital, Abuja," the NFF said in a statement. NFF director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, outlined in a 20-point statement the team's "ordeal on Libyan soil", saying the "keenly-anticipated match" had been "relegated to a fiasco by Libyan federal authorities and Football Federation".
Nigeria awaits CAF’s verdict over Eagles’ shabby treatment in Libya
The Nigerian delegation to the aborted Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya returned to the country yesterday with tales of woe. This is as the country’s football authorities, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), as well as, the entire country await the continent’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to make a pronouncement over the alleged beastial treatment meted to the Nigerian contingent, by Libyan authorities.
Over 140 players ready for 2024 National Women’s Cricket Championship
Over 140 players drawn from zonal teams and their officials are ready for the 2024 National Women’s Cricket Championship, the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has said.