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Echegini: Nigeria Was Always My Choice, Not the Netherlands

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 6, 2026

Jennifer Echegini was born in Nijmegen, raised across three countries, and could have played for the Netherlands, European champions. She chose Nigeria. Then she scored the goal that won Africa. Ask Jennifer Echegini whether she ever considered representing the Netherlands, and you won’t get a long […]

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Babajide Slams CAF Over WAFCON 2026 Postponement

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 6, 2026

Rinsola Babajide didn’t mince words after CAF shifted WAFCON 2026 from March to July, upending months of preparation for the Super Falcons and their club-based stars across Europe. Rinsola Babajide has had enough. The Super Falcons forward, currently at AS Roma after her time at Liverpool, took to

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WAFCON 2026 Moved to July — Super Falcons Must Wait

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 5, 2026

Less than two weeks before kickoff, CAF has confirmed WAFCON 2026 is moving from March to July. The Super Falcons now have four more months to sharpen their title defence, but the reasons behind the postponement reveal a continent’s growing political fault lines. Nigeria’s Super

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Ghana Warn Super Falcons: ‘We Can Win WAFCON 2026’

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 5, 2026

Ghana’s Black Queens have hammered Russia 4-0 in Dubai, and their Swedish coach says his team can beat every nation in Africa. The Super Falcons have been put on notice, less than two weeks before WAFCON 2026 kicks off in Morocco. Ghana isn’t whispering anymore. The

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Falcons Thrash Cameroon 3-1 to Seal WAFCON Prep

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 4, 2026

Three days after a shock 1-0 defeat, the Super Falcons went back to Yaoundé and dominated. Ihezuo, Babajide, and Alozie sent a message to every team at WAFCON 2026. Super Falcons Finish WAFCON Prep With a Statement The Super Falcons walked into the Military Stadium in Yaoundé

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Nnadozie: Falcons’ WAFCON Goal Is the World Cup Ticket

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 3, 2026

Nigeria’s No.1 goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has declared that lifting the WAFCON 2026 trophy is not the Super Falcons’ primary target. The mission, she says, is a Women’s World Cup ticket to Brazil 2027. The Trophy Can Wait. Get to Brazil First. Chiamaka Nnadozie doesn’t want to

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Falcons Back in Training After Cameroon Defeat

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 2, 2026

Nigeria’s record ten-time African champions were back on the training pitch within 24 hours of their shock 1-0 defeat to Cameroon, with Tuesday’s return match at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo offering a chance to restore confidence before WAFCON 2026. Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article described

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Babajide: Why I Left England to Play for Nigeria

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 1, 2026

Rinsola Babajide was on the path to a senior England cap. She chose Nigeria instead. The Roma winger has no regrets — and a WAFCON winner’s medal to prove she made the right call. A Choice That Defined Her Career Rinsola Babajide was born in London,

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NWFL Player Ihotu Rebecca Kidnapped, ₦20m Ransom Demanded

By Ubaso / Women's Football / March 1, 2026

Nigerian women’s football is in shock this Sunday morning. Ihotu John Rebecca, a player for NWFL Premiership side Pacesetter Queens FC, has been kidnapped on the Benin Expressway. Her abductors are demanding a ₦20 million ransom. No official statement has come from her club, the league, or

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Cameroon Stun Super Falcons 1-0 in Pre-WAFCON Friendly

By Ubaso / Women's Football / February 28, 2026

Nigeria’s Super Falcons, reigning African champions and winners of a record-extending 10th WAFCON title in July 2025, lost 1-0 to Cameroon in Yaoundé on Saturday. A stoppage-time winner for the Indomitable Lionesses ended Nigeria’s nearly four-year unbeaten run against African opposition and raised sharp questions about Justine

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