Women’s Football

The Nigeria Football Federation and UNICEF have commenced formal talks toward a Memorandum of Understanding that will see Super Falcons players deployed as ambassadors for polio eradication and girl child protection campaigns, with Nigeria’s U-20 and U-17 women’s teams also set to participate. The Super Falcons are preparing to take their influence beyond the football […]

Atume Doosuur of Edo Queens enters the NWFL Premiership Super Six as the league’s leading scorer after the close of the regular season, holding a two-goal advantage over Rivers Angels striker Abasiofon Uwah with five decisive round-robin matches still to play. The Golden Boot race heading into the NWFL Premiership Super Six is a story

The Falconets qualified for Poland on Saturday. The Flamingos step up on Tuesday. Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne is becoming Nigerian women’s youth football’s most important venue, and Akeem Busari’s girls are ready. Nigeria’s Flamingos have arrived in Ikenne ahead of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Guinea at the Remo Stars

Liverpool led 2-0. Brighton were being outplayed. Then the game turned, and at the centre of everything that followed was a Nigerian goalkeeper who refused to let the comeback unravel. Chiamaka Nnadozie produced the defining goalkeeping performance of the Women’s FA Cup semi-final as Brighton came from two goals down to beat Liverpool 3-2 at

Faith Chimzimu scored twice. The Bingu National Stadium roared. For 56 minutes, it felt like Malawi might actually do it. Then Precious scored. And the Falconets were going to Poland. Nigeria’s Falconets qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland by the narrowest possible margin, losing 2-1 to Malawi in Lilongwe on

Malawi need three goals. Nigeria need none. The Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe is sold out. Laticia Chinyamula says her team will fight until the final whistle. The Falconets have heard this before. They intend to make it irrelevant. The second leg of Nigeria’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Malawi kicks off at

More than five African countries have been approached for Super Falcons friendly games ahead of WAFCON 2026. Every one of them said no. Coach Justine Madugu has now said publicly what Nigerian football fans have been whispering privately. Super Falcons head coach Justine Madugu has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation has struggled to find

A tip onto the crossbar in November. Six months later, that single moment has put Chiamaka Nnadozie in contention for the biggest individual goalkeeping award in English women’s football. Chiamaka Nnadozie has been nominated for the Barclays Women’s Super League Save of the Season award, recognising her remarkable stop against Liverpool’s Fuka Nagano in Brighton’s

Asisat Oshoala scored her third hat-trick since December. She won a penalty in stoppage time. She finished the night with 23 goals for the season. And Al Hilal are in the Saudi Women’s Cup final. Another Thursday, another masterclass. Asisat Oshoala delivered one of the performances of her Saudi Arabia career on Thursday evening, scoring

Chiamaka Nnadozie walked off the Broadfield Stadium pitch having denied Arsenal’s stars, extended Brighton’s historic unbeaten run, and handed Manchester City the WSL title. The opposing manager could not help but praise her. Brighton held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw in the Women’s Super League on Wednesday evening, with Chiamaka Nnadozie producing one of the