Women's Football - Football In Nigeria

WAFU-B Stages CAF Women’s Football Workshop in Abuja

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 22, 2026

With WAFCON 2026 on the horizon and Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade publicly criticising the NFF’s planning, Nigeria is set to host a three-day CAF workshop aimed at raising administrative standards for women’s football across West Africa. The West African Football Union Zone B (WAFU-B), in collaboration with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will […]

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Falconets Ready for Malawi in U-20 WWC Qualifier

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 18, 2026

Nigeria’s Falconets have a full squad available, zero injuries, and a head coach who says he expects to win both legs against Malawi as they push to book a place at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The Falconets have been here before, and they know how to handle the pressure of a World

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Bisola Mumunat: Born for the Game

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 18, 2026

Bombata Bisola Mumunat was crying for a football at three years old. Now the Sharp Striker FC central defender is training twice a day, studying the trivela, and setting her sights on the WAFA League and beyond. Her mother told her the story. At three years old, Bombata Bisola Mumunat would burst into tears the

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Let Her Play Crowns 30 Future Stars in Ajegunle

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 16, 2026

A 10-week football and life-skills programme in Ajegunle has produced 30 talented young girls who will now represent their community as the Ajegunle Angels, with one 13-year-old already declaring her ambition to play for Nigeria. A grassroots initiative is doing quietly what national programmes have long promised loudly. The Let Her Play project has completed

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NFF Arranges Men’s Fixtures While Falcons Go Without

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 14, 2026

With WAFCON 2026 beginning in Morocco in July, the Super Falcons needed this April international window to build match sharpness. Instead, they have been left without a fixture after Cape Verde and Togo withdrew, while the NFF has arranged four matches for the Super Eagles across May and June despite the men’s team facing no

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Malawi Name Squad for Falconets U20 World Cup Qualifier

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 13, 2026

Malawi head coach Maggie Chombo has confirmed a 26-player squad ahead of a two-legged 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Nigeria’s Falconets, with the first leg set for Abuja on May 2 and the return leg in Blantyre a week later. Malawi have made their squad selection for the most significant fixture

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Falcons’ WAFCON 2026 Rivals Build Fitness as Nigeria Go Cold

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 13, 2026

Nigeria’s Super Falcons are in Group C at WAFCON 2026 in Morocco alongside Zambia, Egypt and Malawi. All three opponents have been logging competitive minutes in recent weeks. The Falcons have not played since March, with a planned April double-header against Cape Verde cancelled at short notice. The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations draw

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NWFL Opens Registration for 2026 Nationwide Division

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 13, 2026

New and existing clubs across Nigeria can now begin the process of joining the women’s league pyramid, with the NWFL opening registration for its 2026 Nationwide division from today, April 13, at a fee of N550,000 per club. The Nigeria Women’s Football League has formally opened the door for clubs looking to compete in the

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Flamingos GK Coach Ige: Goalkeepers Are Natural Coaches

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 12, 2026

Kola Ige, the newly appointed goalkeeper coach of Nigeria’s Flamingos, says a playing career spent organising defenders from the back is essentially a coaching education in disguise, giving shot-stoppers a natural pathway into the technical staff. Kola Ige has a theory about goalkeepers that holds up the moment you think about it. The former Shooting

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Blessing Nkor Completes Move to Dynamo Brest

By Ubaso / Women's Football / April 11, 2026

Nigeria forward Blessing Nkor has signed for Dynamo Brest in the Belarusian Women’s Premier League, continuing a career that has already taken the 22-year-old across Spain, Tanzania and Turkey. Blessing Nkor’s football journey has taken another turn. The Super Falcons striker has completed a move to Belarusian Women’s Premier League club Dynamo Brest, signing a

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