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Rasheedat Ajibade
Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade (born 8 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women's national team. She is nicknamed "RASH", a shortened form of her first name, and is also called "The Girl With The Blue Hair", an ode to her bright-blue hairstyle which she dons whenever she takes onto the field. Ajibade represented Nigeria at age grade competitions, before making her competitive debut for the senior team at the 2018 WAFU Cup in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2017, she was named first in a top 10 list of most promising young footballers on the African continent by ''Goal.com''. Club career Ajibade played for FC Robo from the 2013 Nigeria Women Premier League season till 2018 season. In 2014, she was listed as one of the best young talents in the league. In September 2018, she won the Nigerian women football freestyle competition for the second consecutive time. During the 2015 Nigeria Women Premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético De Madrid Femenino
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Club Madrid, which later evolved into Atlético Madrid) *Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat), French amateur football club * Avendale Athletico, South African football club from Cape Town Atletico / Atlético * Atlético Albacete, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha * Atletico Arezzo, or S.S. Arezzo, Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany *Atlético Arteixo, Spanish football team based in Arteixo, A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia *Atlético Astorga FC, Spanish football team based in Astorga in the autonomous community of Castile and León * Atlético Bahía, Mexican football club in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Pitch Awards
The Nigeria Pitch Awards are awards presented to Nigerian former and present sports people, administrators and journalists in recognition of their positive contributions to sports in Nigeria. Initiated by Matchmakers Consult International Limited and approved by the Nigeria Football Federation, the first Nigeria Pitch Awards ceremony was held on November 16, 2013 in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Ceremonies *2013 – 1st Nigeria Pitch Awards *2015 – 2nd Nigeria Pitch Awards *2016 3rd Nigeria Pitch Awards *2017 4th Nigeria Pitch Awards *2018 5th Nigeria Pitch Awards Categories The award was initiated with 16 categories until March 10, 2016 when 6 categories were added. The following are the current categories: Players category *Goalkeeper of the Year *Defender of the Year *Midfielder of the Year *Striker of the Year *Rashidi Yekini Award *Sam Okwaraji Award *MVP (Men) in the NPFL Award *MVP (Women) in the NPFL Award *Queen of the Pitch *King of the Pitch Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Jegede
Joy Jegede (born 16 December 1991) is a Nigerian women's international footballer who plays as a defender. She is a member of the Nigeria women's national football team, and previously for the under-20 side. She was part of the team at the 2012 African Women's Championship. On club level she captains Nigerian-based Delta Queens, and previously played for Bobruichanka Bobruisk in Belarus. Career Club Joy Jegede was one of several Nigerian players in the squad of Bobruichanka Bobruisk, of the Belarusian Premier League. Nigerian fullback Queen Ejovwo Willian praised Jegede for making her feel accepted when she joined the side. Since at least 2015, Jegede has played for Nigerian-based Delta Queens. She is the captain of the team. International Jegede was the captain of the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where the team ended up being defeated by Germany in the final. Jegede soon moved onto the senior team, including bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa Women's National Under-20 Football Team
The South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team represents South Africa in international youth women's soccer competitions. The team competed in the women's tournament at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. See also * South Africa women's national soccer team The South Africa women's national soccer team, nicknamed ''Banyana Banyana'' (The Girls), is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association. Their first official match was held on 30 May 1993 agai ... References S African women's national under-20 association football teams {{National-women-youth-footy-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brila FM
Brila FM is a Sports radio, sports radio station founded on October 1, 2002, by Larry Izamoje as Nigeria's first and only sports radio station. Brila FM has four stations, in Lagos, Abuja, Onitsha, and Port Harcourt; it previously also Broadcasting, broadcast in Kaduna. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the station was appointed as one of the three lead broadcast partners by Optima Sports Management International. Programming Brila FM focuses primarily on sports updates and analysis. In 2012, they signed a broadcasting partnership with Talksport, talkSPORT to broadcast live Premier League match commentary until 2014. Notable presenters *Ogechukwukanma Ogwo See also *List of radio stations in Nigeria References Radio stations established in 2002 Radio stations in Lagos Radio stations in Abuja Radio stations in Onitsha Radio stations in Port Harcourt 2002 establishments in Nigeria {{Nigeria-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2002 as the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (age limit was raised from 19 to 20 in 2006). The tournament was held in Brittany, France between 5 and 24 August 2018, who would also host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Haiti and the Netherlands made their U-20 Women's World Cup debuts. North Korea were the defending champions but were eliminated by host France in the quarter-finals. The final took place at Stade de la Rabine, Vannes between Spain and Japan, a rematch from the group stage. Japan won their first title, beating Spain 3–1 in the Final. Host selection On 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Member associations interested in hosting must submit a declar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Women's National Under-20 Soccer Team
The Canada U-20 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the Canadian Soccer Association. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the full women's national team. Their most recent major competition was the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. History Canada hosted the inaugural FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2002 (U-19 prior to 2006). They won silver led by future star Christine Sinclair, finishing runner-up to the United States in a close 0–1 extra time defeat. Two years later, Canada won the 2004 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, again on home soil in another final contested against the Americans. They would repeat the feat four years later in Mexico, defeating the United States to capture their second CONCACAF Women's U-20 title. At the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Canada lost a critical third place match to Costa Rica, eliminating them from World Cup qualification for the first time. Fixtures and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Papua New Guinea from 13 November to 3 December 2016. This was the first FIFA tournament held in the country. North Korea won their 2nd title in this event by beating France in the final, 3–1. They became the first country to win the U-20 and U-17 Women's World Cup in the same year, with their under-17 team winning the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier in the year. Host selection Original round of bidding The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline: * * * South Africa were awarded the hosting rights by FIFA Executive Committee at their meeting on 5 December 2013. However, they later withdrew, giving its notice at FIFA's executive committee meeting prior to the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complete Sports
''Complete Sports'' is a Nigerian daily national sports newspaper and has its headquarters in Isolo, a local government area in Lagos State. It was first published in 1995 as the flagship newspaper of Complete Communications Limited and has gone on to become one of the most widely read newspaper in Nigeria. The newspaper focuses primarily on Nigerian sports personalities particularly Nigerian footballers. ''Complete Sports'' is circulated around Nigeria and some parts of Benin and Cameroon thus making it one of the most circulated newspaper in West Africa. See also * List of Nigerian newspapers Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of "publish and be damned" that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Lateef ... References External links * 1995 establishments in Nigeria Daily newspapers published in Nigeria English-language newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October 2016. While the role of women in sport was regarded as controversial due to cultural and religious conservatism in some countries of the Middle East, this tournament was the first female FIFA tournament held in the region. Host selection The following countries submitted a bid to host the tournament by the May 2013 deadline: * * * * On 5 December 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee announced that the tournament would be held in Jordan. Qualified teams A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Jordan who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was published in June 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Women's National Under-20 Football Team
The China women's national under-20 football team represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, as well as any other under-20 women's international football tournaments. It is governed by the Chinese Football Association. Honours * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup :''Runners-up (2):'' 2004, 2006 *AFC U-19 Women's Championship :''Winners (1):'' 2006 :''Runners-up (1):'' 2004 :''Third-places (5):'' 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017 Competition history FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record * 2002: ''Did not qualify'' * 2004: Runners-up * 2006: Runners-up *2008: Group Stage * 2010: ''Did not qualify'' *2012: Group Stage *2014: Group Stage *2016: ''Did not qualify'' *2018: Group Stage *2022: ''Did not qualify'' AFC U-19 Women's Championship record :''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' Recent Matches 2017 2018 Current squad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football tournament for women under the age of 17. The final tournament was hosted in Costa Rica. The competition was played from 15 March to 4 April 2014. Japan beat Spain in the final 2–0, the same score the same match ended in the group stage. Japan emerged as the fourth different champion in four editions. The opening match of the tournament set a new tournament record with 34,453 spectators. In total 284,320 supporters attended matches averaging 8,885 per match beating the 2012 record. Host selection On 3 March 2011, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held in Costa Rica. There were six official bids. * * * * * * Hosting rights were then stripped on 28 February 2013 due to problems in stadium construction. After receiving guarantees from both CONCACAF and the Costa Rican government, they were re-instated as hosts at an executive committee meeting in Zurich on 21 March 2013. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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