The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to launch a new trophy on Wednesday ahead of this year’s WAFCON tournament which will be played from 5 to 26 July in Morocco. CAF made the announcement on Sunday, three days before the unveiling. ‘The new TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Trophy will be launched on Wednesday, July 2, …

Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has said the omission of Washington Spirit forward, Gift Monday, from Nigeria’s WAFCON squad is due to intense competition for limited positions for the upcoming tournament. The 2024 WAFCON tournament will be played from 5 to 26 July in Morocco. Madugu, who spoke to journalists in Abuja before the team’s departure to Portugal for …

Nigeria’s Super Falcons battled Portugal to a gritty 0-0 in an entertaining international friendly at the Estadio José Gomes in Lisbon on Monday night. Both teams started cautiously, cancelling each other out in a tightly contested opening phase. However, the tempo increased after the half-hour mark, with Portugal creating chances that were superbly denied by Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who …

Nigeria’s preparations for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) have been rocked by a potentially serious injury to star goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, just weeks before the tournament kicks off in Morocco. The 24-year-old was forced off in the 79th minute of Paris FC’s dominant 4–0 victory over Fleury 91 in the French Première Ligue after a heavy challenge …

The next Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be played in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday. “I am confident that the CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and the best AFCON in the history of this competition”, he said. CAF held a virtual …