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Nigeria’s U20 women’s football team, the Falconets, have clinched a spot in the upcoming FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup after a hard-fought battle against Burundi. The victory came on the back of a solitary goal by Opeyemi Ajakaye in the final round, second-leg encounter at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. With a 2-0 aggregate victory,…
In a significant move aimed at addressing long-standing allowance issues, FIFA, the global governing body for football, has declared that the prize money for the 2023 World Cup will be paid directly to the players, bypassing any third-party intermediaries. The announcement was made in a widely circulated video by FIFA Secretary-General Fatma Samoura. Samoura cited…