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  The Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL) has officially thrown it's weight behind the third edition of the biggest Women Football Pre-season Championship in Africa, the Flying Officers Cup, which will hold from the 10th to the 24th of October 2021. In an official endorsement letter signed by the Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O) of the Organisation, Mrs Dupe Shabi, the Apex Women League body stated that the NWFL has given it's backing to this year's edition of the tournament and would give it's general support to make the competition a success.  Ratels Sports Development Foundation have shown great commitment to the activities and development of Women's Football in Nigeria and have been sole sponsor of the Flying Officers Cup since 2019. In the final of the 2020 Edition between Nasarawa Amazons and Bayelsa Queens, NWFL Chairperson, Aisha Falode bagged a special award in recognition of her role in the development of Women's football in Nigeria and Africa as a wh...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Football Association Chairman, Mouktar Mohammed has said that the FCT Football body will give the Organisers of the upcoming Flying Officers Cup the full supports needed to make it bigger than the last two editions.  Adam Mouktar Mohammed made the pledge when he welcomed the President of Ratels Sports Development Foundation (RSDF), Barrister Paul Edeh, to his office on Friday, with the Ratels Boss presenting him with Naija Ratels FC Souvenirs.   The seasoned Football Administrator who has aided the growth of football in the Federal Capital with his numerous initiatives since resuming office as Chairman, further expressed satisfaction at the quality of preparation going on ahead of the biggest Women Football Pre-season Championship in Africa, noting that the Association will surely play a pivotal role to ensure huge success.  "Today is indeed a historic day and I am very delighted to receive the President of Ratels Sports Development Fo...

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Football Association Chairman, Mouktar Mohammed has said that the FCT Football body will give the Organisers of the upcoming Flying Officers Cup the full supports needed to make it bigger than the last two editions.  Adam Mouktar Mohammed made the pledge when he welcomed the President of Ratels Sports Development Foundation (RSDF), Barrister Paul Edeh, to his office on Friday, with the Ratels Boss presenting him with Naija Ratels FC Souvenirs.   The seasoned Football Administrator who has aided the growth of football in the Federal Capital with his numerous initiatives since resuming office as Chairman, further expressed satisfaction at the quality of preparation going on ahead of the biggest Women Football Pre-season Championship in Africa, noting that the Association will surely play a pivotal role to ensure huge success.  "Today is indeed a historic day and I am very delighted to receive the President of Ratels Sports Development Fo...

Flying Officers Cup Will Give Hasaacas Ladies Perfect Preparation For TotalEnergies CAFWCL- Batigi. Hasaacas Ladies Head Coach, Yusif Batigi believes the Flying Officers Cup Will give his side the perfect preparation ahead of their TotalEnergies CAF Women Champions League Campaign in Egypt later this year.   The CAFWCL (WAFU 'B') Champions will battle for supremacy with some of the top teams in Nigeria when the Flying Officers Cup kick-start on October 10th at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Ladies from Takoradi would go into the Pre-season Championship, hoping to continue from where they stopped, having won three trophies, The League title, The Ghanaian Women F.A Cup and the CAFWCL WAFU 'B' Qualifiers Cup in Ivory coast some weeks ago. The experienced Gaffer, who is also the Head Coach of the Ghanaian Women U-20 Side, the Black Princesses said he is confident that his team will do well and also use the biggest Women Football Pre-season Championship to prepare f...

  The much publicized maiden edition of Osun Apex Football League have been scheduled to kick start in first week of September. With thirteen (13) teams divided into two groups, the top two teams in each group would be qualified for Super 4 to determine the eventual winner. In his remark, the state of Osun FA supremo Otunba Rasaq Ishola Mustapha RIM., who declared open the fixtures proceedings remarked; "We want to acknowledge the doggedness of the participants of this year's 'Apex League'. The league is aimed at preparing and exposing business minded teams for greater exploits in a way that will benefit the participating teams economically. We have so much in stock for football to thrive in the state. "Despite the pandemic and inadequacies of resources, the board is up and doing with football matters in the state.  "I therefore enjoin the club officials to make the league attractive, through upright behaviors. The rule book given to each team should be diges...

Proprietor of Hammola football club Muideen Odeyemi has commended organisers of Amapro football championship in what he described as a fantastic initiative. Hammola FC suffered a 2-1 defeat to Abraysports in their opening match of the 6th edition of Amapro football championship which kicked off on Monday 23rd of August before playing out a goalless draw with ABS FC of Ilorin in their second game on Tuesday morning at the Kwara State Complex Stadium. Speaking to news men just after their draw  with ABS FC, the club owner said, "This is a well organized championship. Assembling talents across the country to showcase themselves is a good initiative," he enthused. "I commend the organizers on the work put in place to see that we enjoy fair officiating in the championship. Despite recording just one point from two games, he however expressed confidence in his side's ability as he believe they have what it takes to qualify on day 3. "Football is a game of opportunitie...

  The Planning Committee of the Flying Officers Cup 2021 has announced the postponement of the third edition of the Biggest Women Football Pre-season Tournament in Africa, as a show solidarity for the Betsy Obaseki Cup which comes up in Benin City from the 24th of September to the 3rd of October 2021. Originally scheduled to hold from the 22nd of September to the 1st of October in Abuja, the Flying Officers Cup has now been scheduled to hold from 10 to 24th of October 2021 to avoid  clashing with the maiden edition of the Betsy Obaseki Tournament in Benin City  Edo State.  The President, Ratels Sports Development Foundation, Barrister Paul Edeh expressed his regret over the shift in date, but strongly believes it is very necessary to move the prestigious competition to a later date in the spirit of support and  sportsmanship, especially as he observes that supporting this Betsy Obaseki's initiatives further strengthens women football saying 'for women football t...