Lagos woman arrested for maltreating stepchildren (Punch) The Lagos State Government has handed over a woman, Funmilayo Samson, to the police for allegedly maltreating her stepchildren on Ebuwawa Road in the Ikorodu area of the state. Officials of the…
NFF: We don’t owe Rohr three months’ salary (Punch)
The Nigeria Football Federation has denied claims that they owe Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, a three-month salary as reported on social media on Friday, saying the Franco-German is owed a month salary, which is in line to be paid.…
Blame NFF for Falcons 2020 Olympics failure- Abdullahi (DailyTrust)
A former assistant coach of the Super Falcons, Coach Mansur Abdullahi has blamed the failure of the senior women’s national team to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on what he described as nonchalant attitude of the present Nigeria…
Falcons Tokyo 2020 Olympic Exit Heart-breaking, Says Oshoala (ThisDay)
Nigeria’s women’s captain Asisat Oshoala has described the Super Falcons’ early exit from the 2020 Olympic Games as “heart-breaking”. The African champions were knocked out on the away goals rule after drawing 1-1 with Ivory Coast in Lagos on Monday.…
*Lagos NLC demands 400% increase in workers allowances (Punch)*Eating more nuts may help prevent weight gain, researchers find (Guardian)
Lagos NLC demands 400% increase in workers allowances (Punch) The Lagos Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded that the transport, housing and other allowances paid to workers in the state should be increased by 400 per cent. The…
Super Falcons in Must-win Battle with Cote d’Ivoire Today (ThisDay)
Super Falcons of Nigeria and Les Femelles Elephantes of Cote d’Ivoire are to engage in a bruising battle this afternoon for the ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Women’s Football Tournament event at the Agege Stadium. The Ivorians held the African…
Olympics: Falcons set up Ivory Coast clash after Algeria win (Punch)
Striker Asisat Oshoala’s second half strike at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday was enough to hand the Super Falcons 1-0 victory over Algeria, and advance to the third round of the 2020 Olympics on 3-0 aggregate. The African champions…
Super Falcons primed for away win in Algeria (Guardian)
Nine-time African champions, Nigeria begin their race to the women’s football tournament of next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo with a determination to earn an away win over Algeria today in order to make the second leg in Lagos next…
Oluehi leads 30 Falcons to camp as team prepares for clash with Algeria (Guardian)
Rivers Angels goalkeeper, Tochukwu Oluehi is among the 30 players called to camp by Super Falcons’ Coach, Thomas Dennerby ahead of Nigeria’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers against Algeria. The camp will open today in Abuja with the players, who…
Nigerians want Super Falcons to earn equal pay as Super Eagles (Guardian)
Since the formation of the Super Falcons in 1991, women’s football has been treated as an unwanted appendage to the more marketable male football notwithstanding the stellar record of the Super Falcons in international football. Consequently, the Super Falcons have…