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First Lady to host Super Falcons ahead of FIFA WWC

First Lady to host Super Falcons ahead of FIFA WWC

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, alongside top government functionaries will attend the send forth dinner of the Super Falcons ahead of the team’s departure for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Super Falcons seek to prove point against New Zealand

Super Falcons seek to prove point against New Zealand

The Super Falcons will seek victory over World Cup co-hosts New Zealand in Turkey on Tuesday to prove that their recent wins over Costa Rica and Haiti were no flukes, according to team captain Onome Ebi. Goals by Esther Okoronkwo and Asisat Oshoala steered the nine-time African champions past Haiti in Antalya on Thursday, for […]

Buhari mourns ex-Super Falcons coach, Ismaila Mabo

Buhari mourns ex-Super Falcons coach, Ismaila Mabo

According to a statement by one of the presidential spokesmen, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President noted that Mabo’s legacy will live on in the players and the coaches that came in contact with him during his career.

Owed bonuses: NFF pays Super Falcons 7 months after

Owed bonuses: NFF pays Super Falcons 7 months after

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid the accumulated match bonuses of the nine-time African champions, Super Falcons seven months after the completion of the tournament.  The seven months was arguably one of the longest waits for the nine-time African champions to access their entitlements, after previous ugly episodes, including protests that greeted the 2010 […]

2023 FIFA WWC: Super Falcons to face Australia, Ireland, Canada

2023 FIFA WWC: Super Falcons to face Australia, Ireland, Canada

By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face co-host Australia, debutants Republic of Ireland and Canada in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup after Saturday’s draw brought the four teams together in Group B. Nigeria, the only African team and one of the few nations to have made it to every edition of the global […]

Super Falcons fall to USA again in friendly match

Super Falcons fall to USA again in friendly match

By Efosa Taiwo The Super Falcons of Nigeria have lost their second international friendly match against the United States Women’s National Team 2-1. The match was played in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Nigeria Time) in Washington DC. The first of the twin friendly between the two teams saw the USA team beat the […]

Super Falcons to face USA in second friendly

Super Falcons to face USA in second friendly

By Efosa Taiwo The Super Falcons of Nigeria will be up against the women’s senior national team of USA on Tuesday in a second international friendly on a US tour. The ninth-time African champiom were trounced by USA 4-0 in the the first exhibition of the twin friendly between the two senior national teams. A […]

Int’l Friendly: Super Falcons lose 4-0 to USA

Int’l Friendly: Super Falcons lose 4-0 to USA

By Efosa Taiwo The Super Falcons have lost 4-0 to the United States of America in an international friendly on Saturday. The Nigeria women’s team were outplayed by the Americans with USA extending their superior record against Nigeria having met seven times and won all. They opened scoring in the 14th minute through Sophia Smith […]

Michelle Alozie gets Super Falcons call up for friendlies with USA

Michelle Alozie gets Super Falcons call up for friendlies with USA

By Efosa Taiwo Houston Dash forward Michelle Alozie has been given a call-up by the Nigerian Women’s National Team ahead of their pair of friendlies with USA. Nigeria will be up against the United States Women’s National Team in a pair of friendlies on Saturday, Sept. 6 and 8th respectively. Alozie returns to Nigerian Camp […]

Super Falcons defender joins Turkish Club

Super Falcons defender joins Turkish Club

Glory Ogbonna, an ace defender of the Super Falcons has signed a one year contract with the Turkish women league champions, ALG Spor Kulűbű. Ogbonna disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Calabar. She said that the contract signed on Wednesday, would see her play the […]

WAFCON: Our performance in Morocco was a disaster – Izilein

WAFCON: Our performance in Morocco was a disaster – Izilein

By Patrick Omorodion  Former Chief Coach of the senior national female football team, the Super Falcons, Godwin Izilein has described Nigeria’s outing at the recently held Women African Nations Cup, WAFCON, in Morocco as a disaster for the nation. Still seething with anger over the Super Falcons loss of the third place match to Zambia, […]

Pinnick hails ‘fabulous’ Falcons, says NFF will prepare team adequately for World Cup

Pinnick hails ‘fabulous’ Falcons, says NFF will prepare team adequately for World Cup

President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has showered encomiums on nine-time African champions, Super Falcons for a valiant display despite several odds and obstacles in their Women AFCON semi final encounter against host nation Morocco in Rabat on Monday night. “Of course, we would have been happy […]

WAFCON 2022: Dare hails gallant Super Falcons after loss to Morocco

WAFCON 2022: Dare hails gallant Super Falcons after loss to Morocco

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare has saluted the gallant and spirited play of Nigeria’s Super Falcons after their game against the Moroccan women’s team in the second semi finals of the African Women Cup of Nations. Eulogizing the Super Falcons, Hon. Dare said, “Your resilience, character, and management of the game […]