Super Falcons
20 Dec
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, celebrated the new African Player of the Year, Ademola Lookman, not just for his attainment but also for his patriotism
17 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. The President also congratulated Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of the Year. The…
16 Dec
Super Falcons of Nigeria, on Monday night, won the Africa Women National Team of the Year award at the ongoing Confederation of African
13 Dec
Nigeria has been exempted from the first-round of the qualifying series for the 2026 African Women’s Cup of Nations, which will be hosted by Morocco for the third consecutive time.
30 Nov
The Super Falcons will show their fans a glimpse of what to expect in their new era when they meet their French counterparts, Les Bleues,
28 Nov
Football players and officials of nine-time African champions, Nigeria, started arriving in Angers, France, yesterday, ahead of the much-anticipated friendly game between the Super Falcons and the Les Bleues, reports thenff.com.
22 Nov
Africa’s record title holders, Super Falcons, will know their opponents in the 13th Women’s Cup of Nations today when the draws are held at the Technical Centre of the Mohamed VI Football Complex, in Sale, outside Rabat, Morocco.
19 Nov
Nine-time champions, Super Falcons, will know their opponents in the 2025 African Women’s Cup of Nations when the draws hold in Morocco next week.The Confederation of African Football (CAF), yesterday
6 Nov
Fresh from a two-match friendly duel with the Green Ladies of Algeria in Nigeria, nine-time African champions, Super Falcons, are billed to play the France’s senior women’s team, Les Bleues, in a high-profile friendly in France, on November 30, 2024, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said.
4 Nov
Galatasaray Women’s team have signed Super Falcons youngster Flourish Sabastine on a one-year contract from French side Stade de Reims Féminines. Sabastine joins Galatasaray after impressive spells with Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens and Stade de Reims Féminines of France, where she had initially signed a two-year deal in 2023. The 19-year-old reunites with former Reims and…
30 Oct
The Super Falcons, yesterday, concluded their two-legged international frendlies against Algeria with a 4-1 hammering of the Green Ladies
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