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Players and officials of Super Falcons are still left frustrated in Abuja after the Nigeria Football Federation failed to redeem its pledge to pay the team on Monday. The team which won its eighth African Women Cup of Nations title after beating hosts Cameroon in the final on Saturday...

Asisat Oshoala is one of the five Nigerian players that have made the CAF All-Star Team after the 2016 African Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Arsenal Ladies forward emerged as the tournament’s highest scorer with six goals. Another striker in the Super Falcons, Desire Oparanozie...

The Victorious Super Falcons of Nigeria arrived Lagos on Sunday after winning the African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Falcons won the final by beating the host nation by a lone goal.

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, says the victory of the Super Falcons at the Africa Women Cup of Nations shows that with determination Nigeria can overcome its challenges. Saraki said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, on Sunday in...

Head coach of Nigeria’s women senior national team, Florence Omagbemi has hailed her players’ resilience, after they won this year’s African Women Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons beat hosts Cameroon 1-0 in the final played at a packed Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, to lift the title for...

Nigeria's Assisat Oshoala has emerged the highest goal scorer at the African Women Cup of Nations, AWCON 2016. She becomes the fourth Nigerian player, after Mercy Akide, Perpetua Nkwocha and Oparanozie, to win the award. Nigeria were champions of the competition after beating Cameroon 1-0 in...

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded victorious Super Falcons for emerging champions in the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations. Nigeria defeated Cameroon 1-0 in the final match to become the 8th time winner of the competition. Reacting in a statement by his spokesman, President Buhari said...

Nigeria have won the African Women Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons defeated Indomitable Lioness of Cameroon 1-0 on Saturday to win the competition. Desire Oparonozie's strike in the 86th was the difference as the Falcons edge their opponent right at their very own backyard. With the...

Five members of the Super Falcons were forced to travel by road from Duoala to Yaounde on Wednesday, as the aircraft they were meant to fly with developed electrical fault shortly before take off. Nigeria will take on hosts Cameroon in the final of this year’s African Women’s Cup of Nations...

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to the Super Falcons for qualifying for the final of this 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Falcons edged South Africa's Bayana Bayana 1-0 in a keenly contested semi-final on Tuesday in Limbe. Commenting after...

Nigeria’s Super Falcons remain on course for a 10th women’s AFCON final after they beat South Africa 1-0 to now face hosts Cameroon in the championship game on Saturday. Desire Oparanozie was the match winner for the defending champions when her hugely deflected free kick in the 54th minute...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a goodwill message to the senior women national team, as they prepare to take on South Africa in a semi-final clash at the ongoing Africa Women’s Cup of Nations on Tuesday. The Super Falcons finished top of Group B with seven points, while South Africa...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has promised the Super Falcons players, that they will receive their bonuses before they take on South Africa, in the semi-final of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. This comes after it emerged that the team was ready to boycott their last group fixture...

The Super Falcons have confirmed their place in the semi finals of the ongoing Africa Women’s Nations Cup following their comprehensive victory over Kenya on Saturday. Though the Super Falcons could not replicate the big win they recorded against Mali, they did enough to beat the Kenyans 4-0...

Nigeria has qualified for the semi-final of the ongoing Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Super Falcons beat Kenya 4-0 on Saturday, to finish as winners of Group B. Florence Omagbemi, whose team hammered Mali 6-0 and drew 1-1 with Ghana in their previous fixtures, were in...

Nigeria step up their bid for a successful title defence at the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations when they face Kenya in their last group game. The Super Falcons were denied of an early ticket to the semi-final as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Ghana. A win for Florence Omagbemi’s ladies...

Nigeria's Super Falcons on Wednesday played a 1-1 with rivals Ghana at the 2016 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Limbe, Cameroon. This leaves both team with four points each after their first two matches, but it also brightened their chances of semi-finals qualification. It was however...

Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung has said that his ministry should not be blamed for Super Falcons and Falconets’ financial woes insisting the Nigeria Football Federation did not officially seek intervention of his office. Both teams performed poorly in the ongoing African Women...

First vice president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Seyi Akinwumi, disclosed that lesbianism is one of the problems affecting the growth of women’s soccer team in Nigeria. He made the shocking revelation yesterday, June 11, when he featured on a sport personality...

Nigeria's female football team, the Super Falcons still top female football in Africa but are ranked 37th in the world according to new Female football rankings released today by FIFA for the month of March. Cameroon , Ghana, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa are the 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th best...