Women’s Football

Reigning NWFL champions Edo Queens have moved quickly to add the league’s top individual talent to their squad ahead of a fresh continental push. NWFL Premiership champions Edo Queens have strengthened their squad for the upcoming CAF continental campaign by signing Oluwakemi Adegbuyi from fellow top flight side FC Robo Queens. Adegbuyi arrives in Benin […]

Desiree Ellis isn’t dwelling on how South Africa’s WAFCON campaign ended, instead turning her side’s full focus toward a World Cup lifeline against Nigeria on Thursday. South Africa head coach Desiree Ellis has stressed the importance of her team being fully prepared for Thursday’s crucial World Cup play-in clash against Nigeria’s Super Falcons, with both

Nigeria and South Africa, two of African women’s football’s biggest rivals, meet again on Thursday with a World Cup play off spot on the line and history firmly on the Super Falcons’ side. Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face South Africa’s Banyana Banyana on Thursday for a place in the intercontinental play offs for the 2027

A stunning first half free kick from Maeva Nyadjou ended Nigeria’s WAFCON title defence, but the Super Falcons still have a route back into World Cup contention. Nigeria’s quest for a record-extending 11th WAFCON title is over after a 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in Sunday’s quarterfinal at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca. The result

Cameroon coach Valentine Nguele isn’t putting the Super Falcons on a pedestal, insisting her side have already faced tougher tests than Sunday’s quarterfinal at WAFCON 2026. Cameroon head coach Valentine Nguele has played down Sunday’s WAFCON quarterfinal against defending champions Nigeria, insisting it isn’t the biggest match her side will face at this year’s tournament

Cameroon know exactly who the favourites are heading into Sunday’s WAFCON quarterfinal, but midfielder Naomi Eto insists the Indomitable Lionesses aren’t travelling to Casablanca just to make up the numbers. Cameroon midfielder Naomi Eto says the Indomitable Lionesses are determined to give everything when they face defending champions Nigeria in Sunday’s WAFCON 2026 quarterfinal at

Nigeria and Cameroon have crossed paths in WAFCON knockout football ten times before Sunday’s quarterfinal, and the history is almost entirely lopsided in the Super Falcons’ favour. Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses meet in the WAFCON 2026 quarterfinal on Sunday, August 9, with a place at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in

Asisat Oshoala has found her scoring touch at just the right time, netting in consecutive WAFCON 2026 matches to move into the Golden Boot conversation ahead of the knockout stage. Asisat Oshoala has strengthened her case for the WAFCON 2026 Golden Boot after scoring in back to back matches for the Super Falcons, taking her

Twelve clubs head to Abia State this month for the 2026 NWFL Nationwide Championship, with two promotion tickets to the NWFL Championship up for grabs in Aba. The Nigeria Women Football League has confirmed that the 2026 NWFL Nationwide Championship will be staged in Aba, Abia State, from August 15 to 23, with 12 clubs

Super Falcons veteran Osinachi Ohale says Nigeria are under no illusions about the size of Wednesday’s clash with Egypt, with a WAFCON quarter final place on the line. Super Falcons defender Osinachi Ohale says she and her teammates fully understand what is at stake as Nigeria prepare to face Egypt in their final Group C