Nigeria’s Super Falcons will not be at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. For the first time since the tournament came into existence, the most decorated women’s side in African football has failed to qualify — and the manner of…
A single first-half strike. That was all it took to end Nigeria’s reign as African champions. Myriam Nyadjou’s goal for Cameroon on Saturday sent the Super Falcons crashing out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations at the quarter-final…
Cassius Mailula returned to Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday and, within hours of his homecoming being confirmed, scored the goal that sent them into the MTN8 semi-finals. It was the kind of script that even the most optimistic Sundowns supporter would…
What happened in Nigeria’s final group game? The Super Falcons did exactly what was required of them. Facing Egypt in their final Group C fixture at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria produced a commanding 6-2 victory to…
The Federation of Algerian Football (FAF) has terminated the contract of head coach Vladimir Petkovic, and the name now attracting serious attention as a potential replacement is one Nigerian football fans will recognise immediately — Jose Peseiro, the Portuguese manager…
Victor Osimhen arrived in Istanbul last summer on loan from Napoli, and Galatasaray wasted little time making clear they intend to keep him. That intent was on display again on Friday evening, when the Nigerian striker opened the scoring in…
Nigeria’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign is already at a crossroads, and the Super Falcons have not even played their second group-stage match. A 3-2 opening defeat to Malawi — a nation making its WAFCON debut — has turned…
Two days of silence. Two days of absorbing the criticism, the disbelief and the noise that followed one of Nigerian women’s football’s most embarrassing results in recent memory. Then Chiamaka Nnadozie spoke. Nigeria’s Super Falcons — defending champions, continental royalty…
Nigeria Mean Business in Morocco Ten titles. Semi-finals in every single edition. The Super Falcons arrive at WAFCON 2026 as the undisputed queens of African women’s football — and head coach Justine Madugu wants no one, least of all his…
Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria’s most decorated women’s footballer, has gone public with her frustration over a troubled personal relationship, posting a raw and deeply personal message on Snapchat that immediately caught the attention of fans across the country and beyond. The…