Nigeria’s Super Falcons have confirmed their place in the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. In their last fixture of Group B, the Nigerian women played goalless with the Republic of Ireland to end the preliminary phase with five points having had the same result with Olympic champions Canada …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is proud of the Super Falcons’ outing at the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, according to the federation’s first Vice President of Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu, who expressed confidence that the team would get to the latter stages of the tournament. With four points from their first two games, the Super Falcons top …

Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, has revealed that her father was not happy with her celebration after scoring against Australia at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Oshoala pulled off her jersey and ran to the side of the pitch to celebrate after making it 3-1. The Barcelona star’s action became the subject of debate among football fans on …

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has had his say on the controversial ongoing pay dispute between the Nigerian Women’s team and the country’s football association. The Super Falcons will not be paid their tournament match bonuses, following an announcement from FIFA that all players would receive around £15,760 for participation in the group stages of the tournament. There were set to …

The Super Falcons on Thursday defeated Australia 3-2 at the Brisbane Stadium. The Nigerian female beat their opponent to record their first win in the competition and the fifth win in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The match’s first half was high-intensity, with Australia maintaining possession throughout but Nigeria putting up a powerful defence. Both sides had some …

Thursday’s encounter between the Super Falcons and the Matildas of Australia has assumed high importance for both teams following the declaration of co-hosts’ defender Charlie Grant that the Aussies have a good idea of how to cage the Nigerians. Grant said on Monday that the Republic of Ireland sat deep in the two teams’ clash at Stadium Australia on the …

Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has charged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to ensure they get the best result in their second Group B game at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup against the tournament co-hosts, Australia. The former Nigerian finance minister commended the Falcons for their hard-fought draw against Canada in their opening …

Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie made a heroic penalty save in the 50th minute to ensure that Nigeria’s Super Falcons ended their opening game of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup goalless against Olympic champions Canada at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Thursday in Australia. The Canadians are the favourites in Group B, which is headed by Australia at the end of Matchday …

Super Falcons captain, Onome Ebi has said that the team want to make a big impact at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The former African champions have attended all the previous editions of the FIFA World Cup. The Super Falcons, who are Africa’s most successful side made it to the quarterfinal once; at the 1999 edition hosted by the …

Twenty-one Super Falcons players are in Australia ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which holds in Australia and New Zealand from 20th July to 20th August. Forward Francisca Ordega and midfielder Halimatu Ayinde are however yet to arrive camp as coach Randy Waldrum’s squad begin preparations for the showpiece after a truncated camping exercise in Abuja. In a …