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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen was in inspiring form as his Serie A side Napoli produced an impressive performance to beat Fiorentina 2-0 away on Sunday to move them closer to booking a place at the Champions League. Lorenzo Insigne put Napoli in front and an own goal from Lorenzo Venuti made sure Osimhen’s side secured the maximum point in the match. The Nigerian, 22, was withdrawn in the 84th minute of the match. Osimhen has bagged 10 goals in 23 league appearances for Napoli this season. Gennaro Gattuso’s men moved to third position on the table with 76 points from 37 matches. The team will play their last game of the season against Hellas Verona on Saturday, May 22 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium Napoli will need at least a point in their last game of the sea...

Coach of the Super Falcons, Randy Waldrum has said that the Black Queens of Ghana will be a hard knot in the first round of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, AWCON, qualifiers. The Super Falcons are the most ranked in women’s football in Africa according to FIFA while Ghana are ranked number four. Nigeria have won the AWCON a record 11 times, the Black Queens on the other hand have won the silver medal three times. In the event that the Falcons beat Ghana, the Randy Waldrum coached team will battle the winner between Niger and Ivory Coast to qualify for the tournament proper. Waldrum in an interview with Sportnews Africa, said that the team are ready to face the tough challenge against Ghana. He said that the Super Falcons will do everything to ensure that they overcom...

Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has guaranteed that they will arrange quality international friendly matches for the team. The assurance was issued by the NFF vice president, Seyi Akinwunmi following the postponement of the World Cup qualifiers initially scheduled to begin next month but shifted to September due to threats posed by COVID-19 and to ensure the matches are played at standard stadiums across the African continent. Consequently, the qualifiers are billed to be played in September, October, November 2021 as well as March 2022 for the final playoffs. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are drawn in a group that consists of Liberia, the Central African Republic and Cape Verde. They were to have h...

The Super Falcons of Nigeria are set to battle the Black Queens of Ghana in the first round of qualifiers for the 2022 African Women’s Cup of Nations, AWCON. The defending champions were drawn against Ghana in the ceremony held in Cairo, Egypt on Monday. The draw was conducted by CAF Senior Manager of Women Football and Futsal Heba Sarwat, assisted by Egyptian footballer Nadine Ghazy. The first leg and second leg fixtures will hold between June 7th and 10th. DRAW RESULTS First round M1 – Uganda v Ethiopia M2 – Kenya v South Sudan M3 – Eritrea v Burundi M4 – Djibouti v Rwanda M5 – Malawi v Zambia M6 – Tanzania v Namibia M7 – Zimbabwe v Eswatini M8 – Angola v Botswana M9 – Mozambique v South Africa M10 – Algeria v Sudan M11 – Egypt v Tunisia ...