Nigeria’s women’s national team, the Super Falcons, defeated Ethiopia 4-0 at the MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja in the second leg of their second-round tie of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers on Tuesday. Randy Waldrum’s side secured a 5-1 aggregate win after initially playing out a 1-1 draw at the Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa last Wednesday in the third round of the qualifiers....
Robo Queens midfielder Esther Onyenezide has been called up to Nigeria’s senior squad for the 2024 Women Olympic Football Qualifying Tournament against Ethiopia later this week. The 20-year-old, who represented the Falconets at last year’s FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, where Nigeria got to the quarterfinals, will replace the more experienced Halimatu Ayinde, who was part of the Super Falcons team that lost...
Super Falcons of Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala tops the list of female footballers nominated for the Women's Ballon d'Or award, the organisers announced on Wednesday. Oshoala enjoyed a superb 2022–23 campaign with Barcelona Femeni, winning the treble and scoring over 25 goals for the Spanish and European champions. The Falcons forward also starred at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored once and became...
Super Falcons forward Gift Monday has defended teammate Asisat Oshoala's form at the ongoing Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Barcelona Femeni star's best performance in the tournament was off the bench against co-hosts the Matildas which resulted in a 3-2 victory. However in the games against Canada and Ireland, the former Arsenal and Liverpool player was not so effective, drawing the ire...
Nigeria will square off against England in the round of 16 of the FIFA Women's World Cup in on Monday morning. The Super Falcons are aiming to match their best finish in the quadrennial tournament after securing second-place in Group B with five points, behind Australia. Nigeria have only reached the quarter-final stage in the Women's World Cup history and would need to overcome England's hurdles...
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