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Members of the House of Representatives have strongly frowned at the ‎way the Nigerian government treated the victorious female national team, otherwise known as Super Falcons, who recently won the nations’ cup. The lawmakers strongly slammed the Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon...

The Super Falcons, in a meeting with the Senate Committee on Sports on Wednesday in Abuja recounted how they were treated unfairly by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) during their time in Cameroon where they won the 10th African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON). Captain of the Falcons...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate payment of all outstanding allowances and bonuses being owed the Super Falcons, an official said on Wednesday in Abuja. The order follows a protest by the female national team over the non-payment of their allowances by the Nigeria...

Nigerian music idol, Tu Face Idibia has reacted to the non payment of the wages and allowances of the Super Falcons following their victory at the African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Taking to Instagram, he said: "Some people have been collecting outrageous salaries and allowances 4...

Protesting members of the Super Falcons have returned to their Agura Hotel, Abuja base after the Presidency promised that the money owed them by the Nigeria Football Federation would be paid in 2 days. The team won the 10th African Women Cup of Nations, beating hosts Cameroon 1-0 in an...

Nigeria national female football team, Super Falcons is currently staging a protest at the National Assembly Abuja. The victorious Super Falcons won the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations and have not been paid due allowances since the victory two weeks ago. According to eyewitnesses present at...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has debunked reports that it is set to ban some players and coaches of the Super Falcons, over their ongoing protest. The Falcons have been on strike in Abuja after they won their 10th African Women Cup of Nations title, following the failure of the NFF...

The Super Falcons have vowed to spend the Christmas protesting the non payment of their allowances and match bonuses. One of the key players, who spoke to Vanguard Sports yesterday, said they will carry on the protest not just for themselves but for all the national teams being owed...

The Super Falcons of Nigeria won the 10th Edition of African Women’s Cup of Nation, AWCON after beating Cameroon 1-0 in Yaounde. Nigeria by that victory has now clinched the AWCON title for a record eight times. An 86th minute goal from Desire Oparanozie for the Super Falcons was enough to...

The NFF has plans to ban several super falcons stars for life following their disagreement over unpaid wages and bonuses for the AWCON 2016 with the federation, the Nation reports. Francisca Ordega, one of the players who had reportedly said she regretted playing for Nigeria before denying the...

Senator Ben Murray Bruce has condemned the NFF for not paying the wages of the Super Falcons who recently won the African Women Nations Cup 2016. He added that only people who are passionate should be appointed to the sports ministry. He also moved a motion mandating that FG pays the wages...

Nigerians have reacted aggressively to comments credited to Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung on the Nigeria’s female national football team. Dalung told State House correspondents that had the government been confident that the team would win the trophy, the process of paying their...

The Federal Government on Thursday gave a new insight into its inability to pay the allowances of the Super Falcons, saying that it did not know that they would win the 2016 African Women Nation's Cup Trophy. Sports Minister Solomon Dalung told State House correspondents that had the...

Former Super Falcons Striker and Nigeria football Legend, Mercy Akide-Udoh has suggested that her Children “will never play for Nigeria” if the poor treatment of players persists in the Football Federation. Akide-Udoh , who was a member of Nigeria’s pioneer Falcons team, was named the first...

Super Falcons defender Onome Ebi has undergone a successful surgery on her broken arm, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. Ebi injured her arm during the just concluded 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon which the Falcons won. According to a picture of her after the surgery which...

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the biting economic situation in the country may have been responsible for the non payment of the allowances of Super Falcons’ players and officials. The Minister told State House correspondents that the matter was...

The drama surrounding the payment of match bonuses and allowances of Super Falcons by the Nigeria Football Federation gets messier yesterday (Tuesday) as the players threatened to hold onto the African Women Cup of Nations trophy they won last Saturday. The NFF had promised to pay the...

Super Falcons star Francisca Ordega has expressed regrets for playing for Nigeria despite winning the AWCON 2016 a few days ago. This is because of the lack of support the players get from the country, she said. “If I had not played for Nigeria at full international level, trust me I would...

The Nigeria Football Federation has pledged to pay players and officials of the senior women national team, Super Falcons, all their entitlements for winning the Women Africa Cup of Nations the eighth time, saying the money was not readily available at the moment. NFF General Secretary...

There is now a silent but dangerous standoff between African champions Super Falcons and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) as the team have still been left in the dark as regards their bonuses and allowances. “No official has been to see the girls at the Agura Hotel. There has been no...