Nigeria’s senior women’s team, the Super Falcons, has been shortlisted as one of the ten nominees for the best national women’s team at the 2023 CAF Awards, slated for December 11 in Marrakech, Morocco. The nine-time African champions finished fourth at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 2022 and were one of the four representatives of the continent at this...
Simon Msuva believes Tanzania has what it takes to cause an upset at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations despite being one of the minnows at the tournament in the Ivory Coast next January. The Taifa Stars were paired in Group F alongside Morocco, DR Congo and Zambia and are considered the least likeliest team to make it into the knockout phase. Msuva however believes their...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was in action from start to finish but ended up on the losing side as Gabon were defeated 2-1 by Mauritania in their final Group I 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. Both sides were tied on seven points going into this game and the Panthers needing to take all three points to have the edge on head-to-head after the reverse fixture...
Nigeria's senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in the new FIFA world rankings following their impressive outing at the just-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ranking, which was released on Friday, five days after the conclusion of the Mundial in Australia and New Zealand, sees the nine-time Africa champions move eight spots upwards from 40th to 32nd, as they remain...
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 began with high hopes for the four African contingents—South Africa, Morocco, Zambia, and Nigeria—that qualified for the Mundial, but unfortunately, they have crashed out at the round of 16. Banyana Banyana, Atlas Lionesses, and the Super Falcons all made it to the knockout phase, making it the first time in history that three African teams all qualified from the group...
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