Super Falcons
22 Mar
An uphill task awaits the Super Falcons of Nigeria and the other African team following the Paris 2024 women’s football event draws conducted on Wednesday night.
27 Feb
Nigeria’s quest to return to the Olympic Games women’s football for the first time since 2008 got a boost yesterday when the Super Falcons defeated the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 in the second leg of their third round qualifying tie at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
23 Feb
Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Randy Waldrum, is optimistic his wards will beat the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon to qualify for the football event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Cameroon will host Nigeria in the first leg of the qualifiers in Douala today. The last time Nigeria and Cameroon met at the African Women’s Nations…
21 Feb
Coach Randy Waldrum, who has not managed the Super Falcons since he led Nigeria to the second round of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand/Australia, is expected to lead the team to the penultimate round of qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympics’ women football event.
17 Feb
Luton Town striker, Elijah Adebayo, has revealed that he would love to play for Nigeria. Born in Brent, England, Adebayo has never featured at international level but qualifies to play for England or Nigeria. The 26-year-old has been impressive for promoted Luton, scoring nine goals in 23 Premier League appearance. On 30 January 2024, Adebayo…
16 Feb
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the Super Falcons' 21-player squad for the Paris 2024 third-round Olympic qualifiers against Cameroon. The names of the invited players were announced on the Super Falcons X handle on Friday. Top on the list of the invited players are Asisat Oshoala, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Rasheedat Ajibade, Michelle Alozie, Osinachi Ohale,…
10 Jan
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, said that it would evaluate the performance of Super Eagles’ Coach, Jose Peseiro, after the Africa Cup of Nations to decide whether to hand him a new contract or go for another manager for the senior national team.
4 Jan
Juventus have announced the signing of Super Falcons star Jennifer Echegini, who is the latest addition to the club’s women's team. The club in a statement on their website on Thursday, 4 January 2024, said Echegini signed a contract until 30 June 2026. The 22-year-old midfielder, who was born in the Netherlands and raised in…
29 Dec
The excitement that greeted the awards of best African footballers to Nigeria on four fronts was appropriately directed. For one reason, it has been 24 years since Kanu Nwankwo got the best footballer award, despite an impressive array of Nigerian soccer...
17 Dec
Nigeria has been gripped by a euphoria by the success of its footballers at last week’s African Footballer of the Year Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco. At the Awards gala held on Monday, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were named Africa’s Footballers of the Year (men and women respectively)
15 Dec
Nigeria’s Super Falcons failed to end the year on a high, as they dropped places in the final FIFA women’s world ranking in 2023. In the latest ranking released on FIFA’s website on Friday, the Falcons dropped from 32nd position to 34th. Despite the drop on the world stage, the nine-time African champions maintained their…
14 Dec
On December 11, the award ceremony for the best football players in Africa was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. The reliable bookmaker 1xBet talks about participants recognized for outstanding achievements this year. Player of the Year The individual Player ofthe Year awards for men's and women's football went to Nigeria. Victor Osimhen won the title with…
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