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Market Value Update…. Onyi Echegini rated at 100k

To me she’s way ahead of that amount…! At least 200k but for sales Juve will definitely get up 400k from her right now considering how talented she’s and in top form..

If she performs well at the Olympics she will definitely go higher..

! Olowookere Oluwatoyin made her debut For The Flamingoes🇳🇬 yesterday

Ekiti Queens FC Left Full Back, was in action for the Nigeria🇳🇬 women's national under-17 football team (The Flamingoes) against Liberia🇱🇷 today in Abuja.

She came in as substitute in the second half🔄

Nigeria U-17 Girls vs Liberia U-17 Girls

LigaF 🇪🇸
Rasheedat Ajibade 75th Minute strike clinches Atletico Madrid return to UWCL defeating Villarreal 1-0 who in turn are relegated as Granada defeat Eibar 3-0 to ensure safety

Results

Atletico 1-0 Villarreal
Betis 1-0 CA Tenerife
Eibar 0-2 Granada
Levante 3-0 Madrid CFF
Sociedad 2-2 Las Planas

UWCL Barcelona, Real, Atlético
Relegated, Villarreal. Huelva,

Stop Franny If you can….! Pace, Power, Skills and Football Brilliance.!

daveP:
Omo. Chidi needs to work on her in box threat o. What are all those baby passes she thinks are shots at goal?

Abidemi is the more impressive player all rounder to me sha. But Taiwo Afolabi's experience and vision are key in that middle. Only that one needs backup incase of anything.

Yeah Chidi still have a long way to go but again let’s give her some credit, she’s just 15yrs and will grow as time goes on especially when she gets to play under better Coaches… These are some of the things been taught at the Academy and College level (The basis)….!

Onyi Echegini market Value should be at least &100k


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With what have seen Spain, England and Poland Play, The Coach have a lot of work to do cause tactically we’re way behind…

I followed England game especially because of Lola Brown she’s so so good and play similarly like Legendary Megan Rapinoe and also takes all their set pieces…, tactically they’re way ahead of us our Coach need to work on this team and this boil down to NFF given them the environment to succeed cause they might just leave the girls and call them back 3 weeks to the World Cup…

AlbertoIancu:
Lol. I don't really follow female football that much but how did North Korea end up in the top ten? Can't remember seeing them at the knockout stages of any female world cup.

It baffles me most time how they maintain the top ranking without falling off after getting banned in 2015, They’re a strong side in Asia alongside China and Japan.. Always one of the favorites to win the Asian Cup back then till they fell off, SuperFalcons used to be their regular opponents in the past too..

I remember their U20 and U17 is very very strong too, always among the top4 in every major tournament but their Senior team fumbles at the World Cup and Olympic Games..

CAF Women's Under 17 WWC Qualifying

Congratulations to Nigeria Women's Under 17 who seal their spot in the 2024 Fifa Women's Under 17 Women's World Cup.

Result
Nigeria 🇳🇬 2-0 Liberia 🇱🇷
Harmony Chidi 3 64
Agg 6-1

BREAKING NEWS🚨Besiktas Extend Glory Ogbonna's Contract By One Year

Super Falcons Defender, Glory Ogbonna has been rewarded with a one-year contract extension by Besiktas women's football club following her impressive performance with the Disi Kartallar in the 2023/24 season.

The club announced this in a statement on their official Instagram page on Friday, which read, "Besiktas United Payment team have renewed the contract of our Nigerian defender Glory Ogbonna within the scope of the transfer efforts for the 2024/25 season."

Expressing her delight at the contract, Ogbonna said, "Since joining Besiktas, it has been an amazing time, and the fans have been great. I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds."

Besiktas women's football team finished 4th in the just concluded league with 59 points.

lovewins:
This reeks of unseriousness. Almost 40 players in a provisional list? Unserious People.

Lol 😂
But I think the Coach already knows his players already..

I trust Randy, he won’t call up more than 25 at this stage… Infact he might just list the 18 and 4 reserve players..

Womens Olympic Football

Zambia 🇿🇲 announce their provisional squad for the upcoming Olympics

The provisional squad sees the return of the Red Arrows quartet of Margaret Belemu, Mary Mulenga, Mary Wilombe, Ochumba Oseke Lubanji and Hellen Mubanga who were out for military training.

Lead by USA 🇺🇸 based trio, Banda, Kundananji, Grace Chanda

However not in the list is Zambia 🇿🇲 WSL leading scorer Maylan Mulenga of Green Buffaloes however the champions provide 7 players. However Charity Mubanga 24, Avell Chitundu 22 goals are included

🇪🇸🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇪🇺🇸🇸🇪🇯🇵🇨🇦🇧🇷🇰🇵

The latest #FIFARanking has dropped! 📲


••• This is where the European teams have an advantage given they're playing qualifiers for the 2025 EUROS. So I'm not surprised the US dropped below Germany despite winning the Women's Gold Cup and She Believes Cup.

••• You have to beat teams rank higher than you to gain this massive points

••• Still wondering how Korea DPR🇰🇵 (North Korea) are in top10, while Australia ain’t there..

••• NFF give us those top20 teams for friendly games and I’m very much certain than not more than 5 can beat the SuperFalcons hands down.. Defensively we have improved a lot, Randy just need to find the best trio that work well for us upfront..! Especially at No.9 and Kanu’s Position… Use Friendly games to try One or two of this forwards.!

Alex Morgan's arms are the saga of the summer

(via San Diego Wave FC)

Team Japan 🇯🇵 has announced their 18-woman squad for the Olympic Games.

Who are you missing here?

BREAKING!!!

Finidi George In and Out?

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation held a meeting on Wednesday, 12th June 2024 in hybrid mode to deliberate on important issues in Nigeria Football and resolved as follows:


1) The Executive Committee wholeheartedly apologized to Nigerians for the dismal output and subsequent very poor returns of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles, in four out of 10 matches in the ongoing qualification series for the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals, and pledged to work assiduously and put necessary measures in place to ensure a better-prepared squad ahead of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers in September this year and the resumption of the World Cup qualifiers in March 2025.



2) Further to (1) above, the Executive Committee resolved to employ an expatriate Technical Adviser for the Super Eagles in the coming weeks, ahead of the AFCON qualifiers and the remaining FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.



3) Still further to (1) above, the Committee resolved to beef up the NFF Technical Department with more qualitative hands. Equally, the Technical and Development Sub-Committee will be re-jigged with immediate effect.



4) Notwithstanding the challenges that attended the team’s preparations for the Day 3 and Day 4 games of the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, owing to a 38-hour nationwide industrial action, the Board expressed displeasure with the poor attitude of some of the players to the National Assignment, and unanimously decided in favour of a more robust scouting programme of outstanding Nigeria-eligible players from across the four corners of the universe, who can add tremendous value to the nation’s flagship team.



5) The Executive Committee also resolved that a Stakeholders’ Forum be convened in a few weeks’ time, to deliberate on amendments to the current NFF Statutes, in conjunction with world football-governing body, FIFA.



6) While appreciating the fact that preparation of teams involved in the Olympic Games fall squarely within the purview of the Federal Ministry of Sports Development, the Executive Committee stated unequivocally that it will provide robust support, within the room allowed it, to the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, to adequately prepare for this year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, taking place in France 24th July – 11th August.



6) In order to ensure an impressive performance of the U20 Women National Team, Falconets, at this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals in Colombia, 31st August – 22nd September, the Executive Committee mandated its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to diligently and swiftly consider the programme submitted by the Head Coach for the team’s preparation. The Board approved a two-phase camping for the team, with a four-week camping in Nigeria to be followed by a two-week final camping programme in Colombia before the commencement of the tournament.



7) Impressed by the performance of the U17 Women National Team, Flamingos, so far in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualification series, the Executive Committee charged the Secretariat to ensure total readiness of the team for its final round, final leg encounter against their Liberian counterparts, scheduled for the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday, 14th June 2024.

Deltamani:
Tobin Heath opens up about her knee injury, via RE-INC podcast.

ACL Injury is a Bastard

Imagine Megan Rapinoe on the Left Wing, Alex Morgan no.9 and Tobin Heath on the Right wing… USA best trio in recent years especially the 2019 World Cup with Christen Press the regular sub for either of them on the flank and Carli Lloyd for Morgan…

Press gave an interview yesterday that she and heath haven’t retired from the National team that they’re coming back… I don’t think she and Press still stands a better chance of coming back to the US squad considering their age ((Press 35yrs and Heath 36yrs)) and the Youngsters they have upfront now Swanson, Smith, Rodman and the rest ..

Tobin Heath opens up about her knee injury, via RE-INC podcast.

Last season Rinsola scored 6 goals and 5 assists for Real Betis before joining UDG Tenerife..

This season 3 goals and 7 Assists

2023-2024 🇪🇸 Liga F Assists Leaders

1• Caroline Graham Hansen (18)
2• Aitana Bonmatí (11)
3• Mariona Caldentey (9)
4• Eva Navarro (
5• Olga Carmona (
6• Karen Araya (
7• Rinsola Babajide (7)
8• Ona Batlle (6)
9• Irina Uribe (6)
10•Rasheedat Ajibade (6)

🇳🇬 Vs 🇱🇷 #U17WWCQ (2nd Leg)

Meet the Referees for Tomorrow's Clash

Shahenda El-Maghrabi 🇪🇬 (CR)
May Ali Hassan 🇪🇬(AR1)
Gamalat Ahmed Shebl 🇪🇬 (AR2)
Noura Samir El-Sayed 🇪🇬 (4th Off)
Christine Ziga 🇬🇭 (Match Com)
Tesfanesh Woreta Hailu 🇪🇹(Ref Assesor)

Nigeria leads 4-1 on Agg

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: SuperFalcons Have Big Ambitions - Oshoala

Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala has expressed the team's ambition to not only navigate through the so-called "group of death" but also to
Speaking to FIFA.com, the six-time African Women's Player of the Year conveyed the team's high confidence and readiness to compete at the highest level.
"At the World Cup last year, people said the same thing. They said we were in the Group of Death [with Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland] and could not qualify. But we did,"
Oshoala recalls.
I have a lot of confidence in this team. We have many young players, and we can make things difficult for our opponents."
"We don't just think about getting out of the group; I think we can actually walk away with a medal," the 29-year-old concluded.

The women's football tournament is set to kick off on July 25, a day before the Olympic Games' opening ceremony, with the Super Falcons starting their campaign against Brazil.

Good to know that they’re doing well in Academic and the game….!🇳🇬♥️🦅

BascoVanVeli:
Opening room for French girls. I hope Regina and Amanda find clubs in France. Paris FC wouldn't be a bad option for Regina although my hope is that they get Christy Ucheibe

Don’t think is about Opening room for French girls, 14 players announced their departure. It’s either they negotiated for a better Contract and Saint Etienne didn’t meet up or they want a better competition elsewhere.. I haven’t forgotten what Esther Okoronkwo said about the pay there..!

Again in that same French league FC FLEURY 91 and MONTPELLIER HSC are another top 5 Clubside there ..

BascoVanVeli:
Opening room for French girls. I hope Regina and Amanda find clubs in France. Paris FC wouldn't be a bad option for Regina although my hope is that they get Christy Ucheibe

I don’t think Paris Fc can pay off the Signing Clause for Christy Ucheibe and again her Market value is higher than Regina Otu’s own. Ucheibe to Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Lyon, PSG or Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid should be the options..

lovewins:
Why the mass exodus. I had to go check if they relegated but they didn't. Did pretty well too.

With the US having another Div1 (USL Super League) just like the NWSL in August, I guess Yewande Balogun (34yrs) might be heading back to the US…. ,


As for Amanda Mbadi (25yrs) One of the talent Randy Waldrum unveiled earlier on should be having a bigger move within the French league alongside Regina Otu (27yrs), Otu deserves to play in a top 5 club in any of the Big leagues in the World. She’s very good!

lovewins:
Why the mass exodus. I had to go check if they relegated but they didn't. Did pretty well too.

They did finished well… @7th position. To be sincere I didn’t even expect Saint Etienne to finish in that position, I was thinking they might be relegated or narrow escape because of the Strength in their Squad, Regina Otu and Amanda Mbadi were key players with Otu playing 20 League games with 1 goal and Amanda 15games and 1 goal.. Yewande only played 1 league game.

AS Saint Etienne have announced the departure of SuperFalcons Box-2-Box Midfielder Regina Otu alongside 14 others…!

AS Saint Etienne have announced the departure of SuperFalcons Defensive Midfielder Amanda Mbadi alongside 14 others!

AS Saint Etienne have announced the departure of SuperFalcons goalkeeper Yewande Balogun…!