The Super Falcons of Nigeria narrowly lost 2-1 to France in an international friendly game played in Angers on Saturday night, Afrosport reports. Les Bleus got off to an enterprising start and put the ball in the back of the net in the seventh minute through Marie-Antoinette Katoto, but her effort was correctly ruled out for offside. France would eventually draw the first blood in the...
Players and officials of Nigeria’s Super Falcons have started arriving in the city of Angers, France, on Wednesday ahead of their friendly against France’s Les Bleues, Afrosport reports. The much-anticipated match, which is slated for Saturday, November 30, marks the second time the Super Falcons will face their French counterpart in an international friendly—following a disappointing 8-0 defeat at the Marie Marvingt Stadium in Le Mans...
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 head coach Justine Madugu has invited 20 players for their international friendly match against France’s Les Bleues on Saturday, November 30. Madugu has called upon goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Osinachi Ohale and Ashleigh Plumptre, midfielders Christy Ucheibe and Jennifer Echegini, and forwards Gift Monday and Rinsola. Everton midfielder Toni Payne has also been called up alongside Rofiat Imuran and Shukurat Oladipo, who both...
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn in Group B of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), slated to take place next year in Morocco, Afrosport reports. At the draws, which were held at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Morocco, on Friday, the nine-time African champions were pitted alongside Tunisia, Algeria, and Botswana. Group B: ✅#TotalEnergiesWAFCON2024 pic.twitter.com/ScqWZa1kdN — CAF Women’s Football (@CAFwomen)...
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