Category: Sports

In December 2024, Sue Day MBE will succeed Baroness Sue Campbell as the new director of women’s football at the FA.

On Tuesday, the Super Falcons and Zambia secured their spots for the Olympic games in Paris. For the first time since 2008, Nigeria will be participating in the Olympics.

Alice Coachman became the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Florence Griffith-Joyner, referred to as Flo-Jo, was an iconic American track and field athlete who gained worldwide fame for speed, style, and record-breaking performances in the 1980s

Having debuted with the senior squad in September 2013, Oshoala won the coveted women’s football award five times: in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and most recently 2023.

The three nations will be vying with Brazil, Mexico, and the US to host the tournament, which was announced last month by the South American nation.