Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team have advanced to the third round of the African qualifying series for the 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup set to take place in Colombia. According to a statement by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday, the Mauritius Football Association notified the Confederation of African Football of the withdrawal of the country’s U-20 Women’s National team …

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has retained the services of Christopher Danjuma as the head coach of the nation’s U-20 women team, the Falconets. The decision comes after Danjuma and other applicants underwent a screening and interview by the federation’s Technical Committee. According to a statement from NFF Director of Communications, Mr. Ademola Olajire, Danjuma’s appointment was approved by the …

Nigerian football sensation Taiwo Lawal has officially signed a two-year contract with Turkish Women’s League outfit Atasehir Belediyespor, bidding farewell to her former club, Robo Queens. The football journey of the Nigerian attacker started with Aseyori Queens before her rise to prominence with Robo Queens. She showcased her goal-scoring prowess by clinching the Golden Boot Award at the 2022 Betsy …

The Falconets, Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team, have been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The draw was officially conducted by the Confederation of African Football on Thursday in Cairo, Egypt. The draw produced some interesting ties as the pathway to the global showpiece is officially open. The …

Sixteen-goal Super Falconets of Nigeria will be the favourites when they take on their counterparts from Benin Republic in the second semifinal of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Women Championship in Kumasi on Wednesday. The encounter starts at 6.30 pm local time (7:30 pm in Nigeria), hours after the first semifinal between hosts Ghana and Burkina Faso at the same …

On a day that Nigeria’s U20 boys whiplashed more fancied Italy 2-0 at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina, their female counterparts were also in the spirit, flogging Togo’s U20 girls 6-0 at the ongoing WAFU B U20 Women’s Tournament in Kumasi, Ghana. Aminat Omowunmi Bello put Nigeria in front in the 11th minute, and only 60 seconds later, Flourish …

FIFA World Cup quarterfinalists, Falconets will be up against the U20 girls of Niger Republic in the first match of Group B of this year’s WAFU B championship in Kumasi, Ghana on Sunday. The Nigerian girls landed in Kumasi on Thursday afternoon, and trained at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday morning. Coach Chris Danjuma picked a number of the …

Head Coach of Nigeria’s U20 female football team, Chris Danjuma has called to camp 30 players the Falconets begin preparations on Monday for next month’s WAFU B U20 Women’s Championship taking place in Ghana. Danjuma included some players from his FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup quarter-finalists in Costa Rica as well as some from the bronze medal-winning Flamingos from the …

For the second time since they reached the final in Canada 2014, Nigeria’s Falconets failed to advance beyond the first knockout phase – the quarterfinals of the FIFA U20 Women’s Cup. Against popular predictions, the team crashed to The Netherlands 0-2 on Sunday (earlier hours of Monday back home). Nigeria had exited at the same stage in the last edition …

Nigeria’s Falconets have reached the quarterfinals of FIFA World Cup U20 Women’s World Cup for the fifth time in the 10 editions of the tournament. The girls did that in style in the early hours of Thursday by achieving a perfect result at the group phase beating Canada 3-1 after overcoming France and Korea Republic by a lone goal each …