Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has talked up Nigeria’s chances ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. The 66-year-old American echoed his confidence in the current crop of players and believes they can do better than Nigeria’s round-of-16 finish in the 2019 edition of the tournament in France. The Super Falcons secured a...
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has set knockout phase qualification as the minimum target for the Super Falcons at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The West African giants made it to the Mundial for the eighth time by virtue of reaching the semi-final of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations where they lost to Morocco and ultimately finished...
The world football governing body FIFA has released the list of match officials ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand in July. The list contains 107 officials from around the world, including 33 referees and support referees, 55 assistant referees, and 19 video match officials. Although there are no Nigerian officials selected for the competition, a...
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has admitted to making a mistake during the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between France and Argentina in Qatar. Marciniak became the first referee from Poland to officiate a World Cup final when he took charge of the pulsating clash between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium, with the former ending the match victorious on penalties. The 41-year-old,...
Veteran tennis player Venus Williams has been assigned a wildcard to compete at the Australian Open in January. The 42-year-old will be back in the tournament after making her debut 25 years ago. The seven-time singles Grand Slam champion reached the Australian Open final in 2003 and she lost to her sister Serena in 2017. The five-time Australian Open doubles champion expressed her joy at the...
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