By Amaechu Agbo Forwards Chinwendu Ihezuo aand Esther Okoronkwo scored first-half goals to give reigning African champions, Nigeria's Super Falcons a 2-0 win over their Bénin Republic counterparts in the first leg of their 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifyin... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The 25,000 -capacity Stade de Kégué in the Togolese capital, Lomè is venue for Friday’s 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first leg match between 10-time champions Nigeria and their Bèninoise counterparts, known as Amazons, with the Cup holders seek... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria’s dominance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 has been further underlined after four of their players were named in the tournament’s official Best XI, as selected by CAF’s Technical Study Group (TSG). The team is coached by the WAFCON Winning ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria swept to a 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations title on Saturday night after a come-from-behind 3-2 defeat of hosts Morocco in a drama-filled Final in Rabat. Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses had the full-capacity Stade Olympique de Rabat breathing heavily after a superl... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The eight teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 are now confirmed: Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, Nigeria, Algeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Mali. Following an intense and gripping group stage, the tournament now moves i... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Abuja - France’s Les Bleues were 2-1 winners over the Super Falcons of Nigeria in a turgid international friendly game played under frosty and misty weather in Angers on Saturday night. The nine-time African champions started with some promise at the Stade Raymond Kopa, ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Super Falcons on Tuesday cruised to a 4-1 win over their Algerian counterparts in the second of two international friendlies between both teams, with long-time absentee Folashade Ijamilusi bagging a hat-trick in the afternoon at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos. True to ... Read more...
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31/07/2024,
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By Amaechi Agbo, Abuja Despite narrow defeats in their previous two matches in the Women’s Football Tournament of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics, the Super Falcons believe they can do the needful by beating Japan in commanding fashion at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Wednesday to ear... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Spectators who will troop into the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday are guaranteed a game for the vintage memory as nine-time African champions Nigeria and reigning champions South Africa clash in a highly explosive and no-holds-barred encounter with the Olympic... Read more...
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26/03/2024,
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By Amaechi Agbo Coach Randy Waldrum has extended invitations to captain Rasheedat Ajibade, US-based Africa queen Asisat Oshoala and high-riding goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie among a group of 22 players for the two-legged Paris Olympics final qualifying fixture against South Africa next month. ... Read more...