Super Falcons
25 Oct
The women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, are set to begin a new life post Randy Waldrum with an international friendly game against Algeria, tomorrow, at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun State.
22 Oct
Head Coach Justine Madugu on Tuesday expressed his delight that all 25 invited players are already in camp as the team prepared for its first training session at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, ahead of the two international friendly matches against the senior women national team of Algeria. “I am very happy that all the invited…
22 Oct
Head Coach, Justine Madugu, yesterday, expressed his delight that all 25 invited players are already in camp as the Super Falcons prepare for its first training session at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena
17 Sep
Super Falcons midfielder, Ngozi Okobi, has welcomed a new addition to her family. The football star, who has been private about her pregnancy, shared the news on Tuesday through her social media accounts. “Congratulations to me. #godbepraised #iamamother #newmom. I am in my new season #NSPPD,” she posted, along with pictures of her baby bump.…
14 Sep
Super Falcons Manager, Randy Waldrum, has resigned from the job citing need to take care of his ailing his wife.
16 Aug 2024
Despite crashing out in the group stage at the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, Nigeria remains the top-ranked nation in Africa in women's football after today's update on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking. The Super Falcons retain their ranking as the 36th best team in the world and first in Africa, a position they have…
1 Aug 2024
Nigeria’s faint hope of making it to the second round of the women’s football at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics was extinguished by Japan, who defeated the Nigerian girls 3-1 in their last group game of the competition, yesterday.
31 Jul 2024
The Nigerian women’s football team, the Super Falcons, will go into today’s Group C final game against Japan knowing that anything short of victory will end their campaign at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
30 Jul 2024
Despite losing their second group match to Spain on Sunday, the Super Falcons still have a “mathematical chance” to make it to the quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
29 Jul 2024
Nigeria’s hopes of making any lasting impression at the women’s football event of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games got another dent, yesterday, when the Super Falcons lost to world champions, Spain, in their second game of the competition. Nigeria went into the competition as Africa’s biggest hope of a medal in women’s football…
27 Jul 2024
Sports Minister, John Owen Enoh, says he is confident the Super Falcons can still turn the table around and qualify from the group despite losing 0-1 to Brazil in their opening group match of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday. The Minister’s verdict came, just as Brazil goalkeeper Lorena says the Super Falcons were a…
26 Jul 2024
Nigeria’s return to women’s football at the Olympics for the first time in 16 years got off to a bad start, yesterday, in Bordeaux, where the Super Falcons lost 0-1 to Brazil in the opening game of Group C.
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