Ashleigh Plumptre is thrilled to be back in the Super Falcons fold after she was included in the squad for the international friendly against France, Afrosport reports. Plumptre had a lengthy spell on the sidelines after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier in the year which forced her to miss the Paris 2024 Olympics. The former Leicester City Ladies defender has however recovered and could...
Super Falcons interim manager Justine Madugu has released a 25-player squad list ahead of their friendly with Algeria this weekend, Afrosport reports. The double header fixture is expected to take place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos on Saturday and next Tuesday. 25 for friendly vs Algeria #soarsuperfalcons pic.twitter.com/cO3fuk9jr7 — NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) October 20, 2024 The Falcons are set to reunite for the first time...
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum is upbeat about his team's chances of qualifying for the knockout phase at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics. The Nigerian ladies are yet to win a game in Group C after narrow losses to Brazil and world champions Spain. The Falcons will need to defeat Japan by at least three unreplied goals in their final group game against Japan on Wednesday...
Zambia joined the Super Falcons in qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night after coming back from a first leg deficit against Morocco to win 2-0. The Copper Queens lost the first leg on home soil 2-1 but turned their fortunes around on Moroccan thanks to Barbra Banda's 38th minute strike which levelled the tie 2-2 on aggregate. The game went into extra time...
The Super Falcons booked their spot at Summer Olympics for the first time in since 2008 after edging past South Africa 1-0 on aggregate in the final round of the qualifiers on Tuesday evening. Randy Waldrum's ladies got the all important win in the first leg in Abuja courtesy of Rasheedat Ajibade's penalty. There was very little action in the return leg in Pretoria with Chinwendu...
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