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African players who lit up the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Joel Omotto shortlists Africa's bright shining stars at the 2023 World Cup. by Joel Omotto, bird story agency Africa’s journey at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup ended at the Round of 16 where South Africa,Nigeria and Morocco all exited the...

Infantino marks one million instagram followers, insists “Women’s football is top priority”

FIFA's president Gianni Infantino has stated that growing women's football to unprecedented heights is of prime concern to the world's football government as he marked reaching the one million followers milestone on the social media platform, Instagram. The glitz and...

Women’s Football World Cup: African teams make history as three advance to the Round...

African teams have made a great impression at the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Their performance shows just how much the women’s game has improved across the continent. by Joel Omotto, bird story agency Following the conclusion of...

FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to Receive the World Football Summit Lifetime Achievement Award

The World Football Summit (WFS) (www.WorldFootballSummit.com), the biggest platform dedicated to the football industry, and APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, are proud to announce that FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has...

Will Sundowns win a record-extending 14th PSL title?

The knives are out again and battle lines are drawn. Dstv’s glamorous, exciting money-spinning South African Premiership race is here once again as the big and (not so big) guns chase the plum prize of R15Million and a glittering trophy...

Bundesliga Transfer round up

The summer transfer window has thrown up some interesting movements in and out. Defending champions Bayern Munich have brought in Min-jae Kim, Konrad Laimer and Raphael Guerreiro, big rivals, Borussia Dortmund have been busy as well with ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino makes historic visit to the Cook Islands

Gianni Infantino has made a historic visit to the Cook Islands, becoming the first FIFA President to visit the country where FIFA Forward funds are boosting football development. During his visit, Gianni Infantino stressed that the FIFA Women’s World...

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Nigeria’s four notable triumphs in their stunning win over...

Nigeria's thrilling 3-2 victory over co-hosts Australia saw several notable firsts. Joel Omotto, bird story agency Nigeria stunned co-hosts Australia on Thursday (July 27) at the Women's World Cup, earning a famous 3-2 victory and coming a step closer to the...

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Meet Onome Ebi, the oldest player in the tournament

This year's tournament features Onome Ebi, the seasoned Nigerian captain who, at 40, is proving that years of experience can be key to winning titles, on and off the pitch. Joel Omotto, bird story agency Onome Ebi, the captain of Nigeria,...

Tender Process opens for Media Rights to extended Africa World cup 2026 Qualifiers

Tender process opens for media rights to the extended African qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ FIFA (https://www.FIFA.com) has opened an invitation to tender (“ITT”) for the centralised media rights to all of the African qualifying matches, which...
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