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Bayelsa Queens Forward, Maryann Ezeanagu is optimistic that her team will do well, when they start their CAF Women Champions League campaign on Monday evening. The former Delta Queens Forward donned the shirt of Rivers Angels at the maiden edition of the CAF Women Champions League, last year and had a great outing, but her team couldn't go past the first round. "We are positive about the game. We have been working hard, preparing for dis competition and as always, our first game is very important.' She noted.  "We have to start on a good note. We are coming all out to ensure that we secure all three points against the defending Champions Mamelodi Sundowns. It's not going to be an easy game, but we are fired up for this one." She concluded. Bayelsa Queens will face Mamelodi Sundowns at the Grand Stade De Marakech, on Monday, by 5pm Nigerian time..

Bayelsa Queens head coach, Domo Okara, says the team is ready to claim the title at the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League. The Prosperity Girls will be competing in the competition for the first after emerging winners at the WAFU B Championship early this year. Rivers Angels participated in the inaugural edition of the competition last year but the Port Harcourt club failed to make it beyond the group stage. Okara, who was recently confirmed as the head coach of the side, is aiming to continue his fairytale run in the dugout. “I feel delighted to be competing with the best clubs in Africa, we are going to give our best and learn as well,” He said.  “It means a lot for us honestly, we were delighted to compete in a tournament of that magnitude, and as WAFU B winners as well, it was a great feeling. Our target is to win CAF Women’s Champions League trophy in Morocco. I know it’s going to be very difficult, but we promise to give our best.” The Nigerian champions will face off with holder

Bayelsa Queens Defender Rihanat Kasali has said she is looking forward to her team beginning the 2022 CAF Women Champions League against Mamelodi Sundowns with a victory.  The Nigeria Women Football League Champions will face their South African Counterparts on Monday Evening  at the Grand Stade De Marakech.  “I think the team is ready, physically and emotionally. Everyone in the team knows how good Mamelodi Sundowns are, and that's the more reason, we have to be stable all through the game.  "This is our first time in this competition, but we know where we are coming from and what we are expected to achieve as a team. We have a great squad and we are ready to move on with the challenges ahead, but first, a victory against Mamelodi is non negotiable.' She concluded.  A win over the Brazilians would go a long way to ensuring the Prosperity Ladies qualify for the next round.

 Nigeria U-17 Women's National Team, Flamingos Head Coach Bankole Olowookeere has expressed his appreciation to Nigerians, for standing and believing in them, all through the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.  The Flamingos on Sunday, finished in third position, after beating the Die Nationalef of  Germany 3-2 via penalties, after the game ended 3-3 in regulation time.  The Nigerian U17 team, made history, by reaching the Semi-Final of the U17 Women's World Cup for the first time. The team also went further to pick a precious bronze medal in the tournament.  It was an impressive outing for the young Nigerians as they showed class from their first game against the German team, and went on to beat New Zealand and Chile in the two other group matches.  Further on, the team defeated the United State U17 Women team in the Quarter Finals, via penalty, after playing a goaless draw in fulltime. The young Nigerian Ladies narrowly missed out on getting to the final, as they lost

Nigerian International  Maureen Umeugochukwu  gave another glittering performance as her French Club Union Sportive Saint Malo defeated CA Paris Ladies  at the Complexe Sportif Didot, Paris by two goals to one.  The French Championnat National 2 entered week 6 and the St. Malo based side have won three games, losing only two and are presently third on the log table.  The 21-year old Defender has started every league game, since joining from Turkish side Adana Idmanyurdu Kadin FC at the beginning of the new season and has shown great solidity at the back, as well as continues to grow in stature at the French Club. Known to use her height as an additional attacking threat, by advancing into more offensive positions, when needed. A modern and commanding defender, who combines strength, tackling abilities, good technique and physical attributes on the pitch of play.  "I have always given my all since I joined US. St. Malo. It is a club I am proud to be part of and want to always win g

The Chairman of Nigeria Park Volleyball Commission, Major General Taritimiye Gagariga has donated balls to teams participating at this year's National Division 1 and 2 Volleyball Leagues in Kaduna. Maj Gen Gagariga made the donation after the match between Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Spikers and Yelwa VC at the indoor sports hall of Ahmadu Bello Stadium on Tuesday. He expressed happiness over the high rate of young players participating at the National Division 1 and 2 Volleyball Leagues. Gagariga said, "The balls donated today are to encourage all the teams in the league. I have been monitoring the league and I observed that most of the players are relatively unknown while few of them have exposure at National Championship. "I will continue to lay emphasis on the grassroots because their are so many young players that are yet to be unveiled. The coaches are trying there best and we will continue to support them in our own little way." Gagariga commended the players f

The organisers of the Ogun Women Run 2022, Brussel Sports Management Limited, has paid the total prize monies to all the winners at the 5km Run held at the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta. The eventual champion of the Women Run, Olude Kehinde, got a cash prize of N500,000 for her efforts. While Yemisi Ephraim, who placed second, got a cash prize of N300,000, while Adekun Olayemi Mercy got a cash prize of N200,000 for placing third. The Managing Director of Brussel Sports Management Limited, Mr. Oluseyi Johnson, stated on Tuesday in Lagos, that, aside from the three major cash prizes, all the other consolation prizes had been paid to all their winners. He stressed that, the payments of all the cash prizes opened the road for the beginning of a full planning process ahead of the second edition of the Ogun Women Run which has been scheduled to hold on June 3rd 2023. He said: "The 2023 edition will be bigger and better than the first edition. We hope to add some more interesting act

Olayinka Olawole. To say Victor Boniface has made a positive impact for Belgian top Division Side Union St. Gillioise in the Europa League this season would be an understatement.  Union St. Gillioise signed Boniface last summer from Norwegian Champions FK Bodo/Glimt and has this so far appeared in 14 games total for the Belgian top side, scoring six goals and three assists in the process. The Young Forward has made tremendous progress in proving himself to be a valuable asset to the Club. In addition, he is solidifying himself as a huge part of the Club's future.  A prolific goalscorer, Boniface has all the attributes of a complete centre-forward. He uses his sizeable frame to hold play up effectively and involve others.  He has the pace and clever movement to run in behind; he can dribble and create; and he can finish with both feet and his head. He usually comes deep to collect the ball to help his team build play, often looking to spread the ball wide for a teammate, before turn

Head Coach of the Flamingos Bankole Olowookeere said he is confident that his team will finally break their Quarter-Final jinx, when they face the United State Of America U-17 Women National team on Friday at the Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.  The Nigerian team finished in second place with 6points, behind group leaders Germany, who won all their group games and will be looking forward to making history, by going past the U.S team, to get to the Semi-Final for the first time ever.  The Flamingos reached the Quarter Finals of the U-17 Women's World Cup in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and now in 2022, where the young ambitious Manager feels they are destined to go past the stage this time around. "We are looking to overcoming this jinx, go past the Quarter Finals and even go ahead to do something unimaginable.  "It has to do with alot of hardwork from the whole squad and I must appreciate everyone that has supported us so far.  "The team keeps improving game by game and like I ha

Super Falcons Forward Rofiat Sule played an important role in her sides 2-1 win over Venezia Calcio in an Italian Serie C encounter on Saturday.  The Nigerian Forward has been an integral part of the team, since she joined from fellow Italian Club, Pink Bari ASD FC, last season. The technically gifted player dribbled past two Venezia Defenders, before giving a sumptuous pass to Penzo Teresa, who wasted no time in slotting home Vincenza's first goal of the match.  Experienced Forward Martha Bosso made it two later on in the game to give the Veneto based side a well deserved win. She was part of Nigeria's Wafu Women's Cup win in Cote d'Ivoire, where she scored thrice and provided four assists. She featured in the team's Olympic to (Tokyo 2020) qualifying campaign, which Nigeria failed to qualify.  The forward had started her football career with Jagunmolu FC and enjoyed a domestic breakthrough finishing as the Nigerian league topscorer back-to-back with 11 goals in 20

 French Side, Stade De Reims have completed the signing of Super Falcons Defender Rofiat Imuran from Rivers Angels and the 18-year-old is chomping at the bit to get started. The talented left full back has insisted that she is eager for a new Challenge with silverware in sight.   Imuran and her teammate at Rivers Angels Tosin Demehin signed on the same day with the French Side and both her Optimistic of a great time with the Reims based side.  A few days before facing Paris FC in D1 Arkema, the SDR is strengthening defensively with the arrival of Rofiat Imuran, a young Nigerian left side.  "Very fast, solid defensively, able to project forward..."! While it's difficult to sum up Rofiat's qualities in just three adjectives, Amandine Miquel - who notably saw her new recruit against the France U20 team last August - admits that her running speed is her strong point: " Beyond being very fast, Rofiat also has a very interesting defensive palette, especially in one-on-

Nigeria National Women U-17 Team, Flamingos Head Coach, Bankole Olowookeere has admitted that his players are in good shape as the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup kicks off in India this week. The Flamingos will face the German Die Nationalef team on Tuesday, a game they will seek to win, starting their campaign brightly in the process. Bankole Olowookeere acknowledges as the team approaches crunch time ahead of their Tuesday opening encounter.  “We’ve done a lot to cover some gaps that were spotted during the African qualifiers. We’ve also been able to work up to the international standard, going to the World Cup, which is different from playing in the qualifiers, we just try to raise our game”. "The Turkish exposure was really good for the girls, they are young and the experience gave the team a different kind of mentality, which will help at the World Cup.  "As a Grassroots Coach, I have known some of these girls for a very long time. I know their Mentality, and together w

Madiba FC has been crowned champions of the 2021/22 Nationwide League One season after they pipped Malantarki Care FC by a lone goal in the Super 8 final in Lagos. The Oshodi-based team who ended the regular season unbeaten, lived up to the hype as they went on without losing a game in the champion of champions play-off that was held at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, Surulere-Lagos. An epic final was as they took the game to FCT-based Malantarki Care and showed their superiority. Their attacking play was rewarded with a goal in the 28th minute after Rabiu Nurudeen beat the offside flag to chip the ball beyond the reach of Edward Ameh in goal for Malantarki Care. Malantarki could have levelled scores before heading to the break but Madiba FC had Mohammed Tijani to thank, as he showed class in goal, after he made a brilliant save to deny the boys from the FCT. One nil it, as Madiba FC went into the dressing room with signs of relief while Malantarki Care was left to rue their

The Nationwide League One (NLO) Champion of Champions trophy is up for grabs on Saturday as Madiba FC of Lagos and Mailantarki Care of the FCT are through to the final fixed for the Legacy Pitch, after going top of their groups.  After five days of beautiful football displays and some fantastic goals scored by the eight teams, it's now down to Madiba FC, who were unbeaten en route to the play-off final with 7 points, and Mailantarki Care who edged out FC Ebedei on a plus three goal difference, despite both teams garnering 6 points each after three group matches. The group phase of the 2022 NLO play-off lived up to the billing as both Madiba and Mailantarki Care needed their last group games to secure their qualification to the epic final. Madiba who had secured 6points going into their final game only needed to avoid defeat against Aspire FC. That the Oshodi based team did as they shared the spoils with Anambra-based Aspire FC.  It was tough for Mailantarki Care, who having seen FC

The 21st National Sports Festival southwest zonal elimination kicked off  at the Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo with an opening ceremony on Tuesday. Lanreleke Sports Academy is a  co-educational, fully residential and specialist Senior Secondary School, which boost of a world-class sports facility was founded in 2021. Managing Director of Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Ltd, Engr Olanrewaju Adeleke in his remarks expressed his delights. "We are delighted that all ball games of southwest zonal qualification of the National Sports Festival (tagged Delta 2022),  will be hosted at the Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo and Bowen University. "It will be a beehive of activities here at the Lanreleke Sports facility in the next four days, as seven ball games will be hosted here. "I want to express my sincere thanks to the Planning Committee members for their commitment as we showcase our facility to the world. "Here at the Lanreleke Sports Academy, we are raising talents

Madiba FC became the first team to make it two out of two after they pummeled Police Baretta 4-0 on Matchday 2 of the Nationwide League One Super 8 at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.  The Lagos-based team showed the Nigeria Police team no mercy; after they cut the Baretta team to size, scoring three second-half goals. It took Madiba 38 minutes to handcuff the Police team, after Abiodun Ayodele scored with a superb jabbing off a Mayowa Adeyemi's cross, as the team went into the break with the lead. A one-sided second half it was, as the Oshodi Boys were in the driving seat, as  In Marcus made it 2-0 scoring an own-goal to the anguish of the Police Baretta bench. It went bad to worse for the security agency team 10 minutes later, as Marcus who had put the ball into his net, gifted Madiba a penalty and was shown a red card for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the box. Aliyu Solomon made no mistake from the spot and puts the game beyond Police Baretta with th

The Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode, has applauded the Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and his Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, for their wonderful contribution to the further development of women's football in Nigeria. The story of the women's football revolution in Nigeria cannot be written without mentioning the names of the Edo State Governor and his Deputy Governor. "Their wonderful contributions gave the Nigeria Women Football League, the leverage it had today, right from the first time in 2017 when the state hosted the first edition of the Nigeria Women Football League Super Six in Benin City, Edo State, when I resumed office as the Chairperson of the NWFL and a board  member of the NFF. "After that historic hosting in 2017, where the seasons' champion got a cash prize of N5million, second placed N3million and third placed N2million  the sky has been the stepping stone for the Nigeria Women's F

Impressive Nigerian Defender Maureen Umeugochukwu was at her usual best in US St. Malo's 2-1 Victory over La Roche in The French Championnat National 2 on Sunday Afternoon.  The lanky and superlative Defender played the entire duration at the heart of the St. Malo's defense and ensured her team gained the required balance to take all three points.  French International, MaryLine Fixot gave the Les Diables Noirs the lead in the 40th minute, before doubling the lead late in the 89th minute. Umeugochukwu performance for Union Sportive Saint Malo since joining two months ago continues to gather steam with the Nigerian youngster, now one of the players the fans look out for, on every Matchday.  The Saint-Malo based side have so far won two out of the four games played so far this season. They would be looking forward to playing in the top league, next season.