Veteran Super Falcons forward, Francisca Ordega has officially parted ways with Russian club CSKA Moscow following the expiration of her contract, marking the end of a memorable chapter in her career.
Women’s Sports
Nigerian forward Chiamaka Okwuchukwu has signed a one-year deal with San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).
The 2024/25 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) season begins today with reigning champions Edo Queens hosting Abia Angels in the star match at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.
Seven-time NWFL Premiership champions Rivers Angels announced the addition of 14 new players to their squad for the upcoming 2024/2025 league campaign on Sunday.
Granada forward Edna Imade continued her impressive goal-scoring streak on Sunday, netting her sixth goal in as many consecutive matches in a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium.
Ifeoma Onumonu Shines as Montpellier Advance to Coupe de France Round of 16
Super Falcons forward, Ifeoma Onumonu was on the scoresheet as Montpellier eased past Bourges 18 with a commanding 4-0 victory in the Coupe de France Round of 32.
After months of rigorous preparation, Nigeria’s Women’s U-19 cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, will face Pakistan today in a warm-up game ahead of their maiden appearance at the Malaysia 2025 ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup.
Nigerian striker Olamide Adugbe has completed a loan move to Freedom FC, an Italian Serie B women’s team, from Napoli, her parent club in the Serie A Women’s league.
Nigerian duo Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide delivered stellar performances on Saturday, contributing four goals as Costa Adeje Tenerife staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Deportivo La Coruña 5-1 in their first Liga F match of 2025.
EXCLUSIVE: WAFCON Trophy is Super Falcons’ Birthright – NFF President Gusau
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Gusau has declared that the Women’s African Nations Cup (WAFCON) trophy is Nigeria’s “birthright”.
Gusau is confident in the Super Falcons’ ability to reclaim the title at the 2025 tournament in Morocco.
“My projection for the team is that we are going back to get back our trophy, because as far as I’m concerned, that trophy belonged to Nigeria. And that’s why we are not taking any chance,” Gusau announced.
The Super Falcons, Africa’s most successful women’s team, have won 11 of the 14 WAFCON tournaments since its inception in 1998. However, they finished fourth in the last edition.
Gusau explained the importance of thorough preparation to restore Nigeria’s dominance.
“Every single paper window for the women, we give them the opportunity to have a quality, friendly match,” he said.
“And going forward now, before the upcoming, I think we have about two windows, which we intend to make sure that we utilize them effectively, to make sure that they have good preparation.”
The NFF president also highlighted the integration of local talent into the national team as a key strategy.
“Locally, as I have said, we are trying to see how we can inject these young girls from our local league, which we feel are going to bring a lot of positive impact into the team.”
He referenced recent friendlies as part of this approach:
“And that is why we tried to organize a two-legged friendly match against Algeria some months back in Lagos and Ikenne.”
”That helped us to get some of these girls, to inject them with the foreign-based players that gives us the results that we had in France.”
With strategic planning and a blend of local and international talent, Gusau is confident the Super Falcons will reclaim their “birthright” in Morocco.