Super Falcons defender, Glory Ogbonna, said the team had been given all the needed motivations to win for a record 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) trophy in Morocco. Ogbonna who ply her trade in Spain with Santa Teresa CD Feminino, stated this in an interview with the...
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released the first list of nominees for the CAF Awards 2022 which will be held on July 21 in Rabat, Morocco. The list has Super Eagles and Nantes FC forward Moses Simon among the 30 players nominated for the Player of...
The Super Falcons’ contingent to the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco has began camping in Rabat, an official said on Monday in Abuja. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), disclosed in a statement that the team landed in Casablanca on Monday....
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday said the 2022 edition of its Awards will return on July 21 in Morocco. The continental football governing body, in a statement on its website, said the Awards would be held ahead of the final match of Africa’s flagship women competition....
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday said it has awarded the hosting right of the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League final match to Morocco. The African football governing body also revealed that the match will hold on May 30. A statement on CAF’s official website said it decided...
No fewer than 11 African countries have qualified for this year’s Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Morocco. Nigeria’s Super Falcons became the latest team to qualify for AWCON after beating Côte d’Ivoire’s Lady Elephants 1-0 on Wednesday evening. The Super Falcons qualified on a 3-0 aggregate win...
Protests broke out in several Moroccan cities on Sunday as people rallied against rising prices and to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of demonstrations that called for reform. In the capital Rabat, dozens of protesters decried the high cost of basic goods and shouted slogans harking back to the “February...
The death of 5-year-old Rayan Awram in spite of a massive effort to rescue him from a deep well sparked an outpouring of sympathy on Sunday, from his village in northern Morocco to the Vatican, from King Mohammed to international football clubs. The saga of the ultimately failed rescue...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has suspended several Egyptian and Moroccan players and dished out fines after their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final ended in a “fight”. The sanctions fell Wednesday, on the eve of Egypt’s date with hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals after a locker room brawl...
Mohamed Salah inspired Egypt to a place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Sunday as the record seven-time champions came from behind to defeat Morocco 2-1 in extra time in Yaounde. Sofiane Boufal’s early penalty put Morocco in front in the last-eight tie but skipper Salah equalised...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the dates and the times for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Cote d’Ivoire 2023 and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, African Qualifiers. A statement on the CAF official website on Monday said it. “CAF today confirmed the dates and...
The Super Eagles on Saturday defeated the Lone Star of Liberia 2-0 at the Grand Stade de Tangier, Morocco, in a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying Matchday five Group C encounter. Two strikes from the penalty spot earned Nigeria all three points against Liberia to set up a...