Author: Tumininu Yussuf
Nigeria’s shock exit from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations has opened a painful conversation about the Super Falcons’ preparations, their failure to defend their title and, now, the decisions made on the night that their historic WAFCON run finally came to an end.
Former Nigeria international Segun Odegbami has delivered a strong verdict on the state of Nigerian football and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership.
US President Donald Trump has publicly thrown his weight behind embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino, warning that world football’s governing body would be making a “terrible mistake” if it removed the Swiss administrator from his position.
The Super Falcons’ shock quarter-final elimination by Cameroon has changed the entire complexion of the tournament. Why because, for the first time in the history of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026), Nigeria will not be walking out for the semi-finals.
For Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, the pain of crashing out before the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals is deeply felt by Nigeria’s camp but so was the determination to keep going.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons walked into their WAFCON quarter-final against Cameroon carrying the weight of a nation’s expectations but ended up walking out carrying something heavier – disappointment.
Three powerful confederations unite against FIFA and Infantino leadership as abandoned World Cup commercial plan triggers unprecedented confrontation.
For years, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations had followed a familiar script whenever Nigeria’s Super Falcons arrived but On Sunday in Casablanca, the script finally changed.
The road to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil is beginning to take shape, and Africa has now confirmed all four of its automatic representatives.
For more than three decades, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations had always ended with Nigeria’s Super Falcons somewhere near the medals. Not this time.