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Women’s World Cup Group B: What to know about Australia, Canada, Nigeria & Republic of Ireland

Women’s World Cup Group B: What to know about Australia, Canada, Nigeria & Republic of Ireland

Group B of the biggest-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup houses perennial participants of the tournament like Australia (8th appearance), Canada (8th appearance), and Nigeria (9th appearance), along with debutants the Republic of Ireland. With the competition in New Zealand and Australia edging closer, Afrosport takes a look into the four teams with a keen interest in their previous achievements, current FIFA ranking, and recent results.  ...

Women’s World Cup: Morocco, Zambia & countries making debut in Australia & New Zealand

Women’s World Cup: Morocco, Zambia & countries making debut in Australia & New Zealand

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is set to be the biggest edition of the quadrennial women's competition with 32 countries set to jostle for glory in New Zealand and Australia from July 20. Out of the 32 countries that will participate in the tournament, eight countries will be making their debut appearance in the Women's World Cup. The debutants are Zambia, Morocco, the Philippines, Haiti,...

Revelation Cup: Super Falcons coach Waldrum underscores importance of tournament

Revelation Cup: Super Falcons coach Waldrum underscores importance of tournament

Following the arrival of the Nigeria senior women’s team, the Super Falcons, in Leon, Mexico, ahead of the four-nation women’s Revelation Cup tournament, head coach, Randy Waldrum, highlighted the importance of the competition in their preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.   🔊 Our head coach Randy Waldrum speaks ahead of this evening's opening match against Mexico. #SoarSuperFalcons|#FIFAWWCprep| #Team9jastrong| #RevelationsCup pic.twitter.com/Sg3mZJOAVT — NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons)...

FIFA unveils match ball for 2023 Women’s World Cup

FIFA unveils match ball for 2023 Women’s World Cup

World football governing body FIFA has unveiled the official match ball for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ball tagged ‘OCEAUNZ’ is the ninth consecutive football created by German multinational corporation, Adidas for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and it features the latest connected ball technology that provides unprecedented data and insights for match officials, including Video Match Officials. The official match ball’s design is...

Women’s World Cup: Waldrum optimistic of Super Falcons chances in Australia/New Zealand

Women’s World Cup: Waldrum optimistic of Super Falcons chances in Australia/New Zealand

Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has talked up Nigeria’s chances ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. The 66-year-old American echoed his confidence in the current crop of players and believes they can do better than Nigeria’s round-of-16 finish in the 2019 edition of the tournament in France. The Super Falcons secured a...