Coach Randy Waldrum has released a list of 18 Super Falcons players that will represent Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The nine-time African Champions are making their return to the Olympics for the first time in 16 years and will take on Brazil, Spain and Japan in the Group C. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade and forwards Asisat Oshoala and Esther Okoronkwo, have been invited alongside...
Africa’s best goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Juventus’ midfielder Jennifer Echegini and nine other players have touched down the Super Falcons base in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of their double-header against South Africa. The Randy Waldrum-led side will lock horns against the Banyana Banyana across two legs for a place in this summer’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Other arrivals include veteran defender Osinachi Ohale, midfield maestro Toni Payne,...
Six-time African Women's Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, Ashleigh Plumptre and goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie are included in Nigeria's 21-woman squad for their Paris 2024 Olympics football qualifying game against Cameroon. The Super Falcons need to neutralise the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the first leg of the third-round qualifier on February 23, for a chance to advance into the ultimate qualifying stage for...
The Confederation of African Football announced on Monday the final shortlist for the women’s categories of the CAF Awards 2023. Ten players have been selected from the initial list of 30 for the prestigious Women's Player of the Year honor. However, the other categories, which include Interclub Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, National Team...
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum leads the shortlist of nominees selected for the best coach of the year award in the women’s category of the 2023 CAF Awards released by the organisers on Tuesday. The 67-year-old American led Nigeria to a fourth-place finish at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 2022, where they secured a ticket to this year’s...
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