Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Cameroon midfielder Alex Song has announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday. The 36-year-old recently played for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar 7 after a nomadic career in Europe that made him ply his trade in France, England, Spain, Russia and Switzerland. Song is the nephew of Cameroon head coach Rigobert Song and he was a member of the Indomitable Lions squad that...
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum leads the shortlist of nominees selected for the best coach of the year award in the women’s category of the 2023 CAF Awards released by the organisers on Tuesday. The 67-year-old American led Nigeria to a fourth-place finish at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 2022, where they secured a ticket to this year’s...
Nigeria’s senior women’s team, the Super Falcons, has been shortlisted as one of the ten nominees for the best national women’s team at the 2023 CAF Awards, slated for December 11 in Marrakech, Morocco. The nine-time African champions finished fourth at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 2022 and were one of the four representatives of the continent at this...
Super Falcons star and record winner of African Women's Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala alongside her international teammates Chiamaka Nnadozie, Christy Ucheibe, Osinachi Ohale, Toni Payne, Uchenna Kanu and Rasheedat Ajibade made the 30-woman list for Women's Player of the Year in the 2023 CAF Awards. The Nigerian septet will compete against other top stars from across the continent which include Cameroon's Ajara Njoya, South...
Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins said on Monday that the team is ready to make Nigerians proud as they gear up to kickstart their FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers later this week. The Cardiff City full-back, who recently returned to the national team set-up having just recovered from an Achilles tendon injury that kept him out of action for almost a year, says the players are...
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