Category Archives: Female Football

Fed Cup: Confluence Queens Frowns At NFF Semi-Final Venue

August 18 Female Football, Football 1,175 comments

By Sandra Nwokocha – The management of Confluence Queens Football Club of Lokoja, says the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has handed the team a ‘not favourable’ venue in the semi-final of the 2015 Ni...

USA Stun Germany To Make World Cup Final

July 1 Female Football, Football 1,379 comments

By Bidemi Olubunmi – Second half goals by Lloyd and O’Hara were enough to send USA to the final of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup as the Americans defeated Germany 2-0 in the semi final late Tuesday in Can...

Dike, Oshoala Storm Falcons Camp

May 13 Female Football, Football, National Teams 1,111 comments

Super Falcons invitee, Courtney Dike and Liverpool striker, Asisat Oshoala, have both arrived camp of the Super Falcons ahead of the World Cup in Canada. Dike arrived 4:am Tuesday morning, while Oshoala landed Monday nig...

Nigeria Women Premier League Season Kicks Off

May 1 Female Football, Football, Nigeria Female Football League 626 comments

The wait is over for lovers of Women Football in Nigeria as the 2014/15 Nigerian Women Premier League season begins this weekend with some mouth-watering fixtures. Sixteen (16) participating teams would slug it out this ...

Falcons Skipper Nwabuoku Signs For Kazakhstan Champs

April 16 Female Football, Football, Nigerian Players Abroad, Players Profiles 686 comments

Super Falcons’ Captain, Evelyn Nwabuoku, has signed for reigning Kazakhstan League champions, Biik Kazygurt FC. The former Rivers Angels midfield maestro, who arrived the club on Monday evening and went through the manda...

Nigeria’s Falcons Whitewash Mali 8-0

April 11 All-Africa Games, Female Football, Football, National Teams 1,273 comments

.Qualify For All-Alfrica Games – Nigeria’s Super Falcons will be one of the eight teams to take part in the Women’s Football Tournament of the 11th All-Africa Games, in Congo-Brazzavile in September this year, afte...

Oshoala, Oparanozie To Join Falcons For Mali Cracker

April 2 Female Football, Football, National Teams 893 comments

Reports reaching us say Super Falcons duo of Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie will join the Falcons camp this Friday and next week, respectively. Coach of the team, Edwin Okon assured that the girls will be part of t...

NFF Gives Falcons Election Break

March 26 Female Football, Football, National Teams 1,360 comments

Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has given the Super Falcons a four-day break to enable them participate in the 28 March elections. Coach of the team. Edwin Okon who announced the break while briefing the players said t...

Falcons Resume Training Wednesday

March 24 CAF Competitions, Female Football, Football 994 comments

Nigeria women senior team, Super Falcons returned to the country Monday after they were forced to a 1-1 draw by Mali in their All Africa Games final qualifier in Bamako last Saturday. The team arrived Abuja aboard Ethiop...

Jonathan Receives Women’s FIFA World Cup

March 23 Female Football, FIFA Competitions, Football, National Teams 728 comments

Nigeria’s President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) has received the FIFA Women’s World Cup troohy, which is on a tour of all 24 nations that have qualified to take part in the seventh edition of the global finals in...

Falcons Off To Mali For All Africa Games Qualifier

March 18 African Sports, Female Football, Football 1,367 comments

Chairman of the Nigeria Women League and member of the NFF Executive Committee, Chief (Mrs) Dilichukwu Onyedinma will be at the head of a 29-man delegation of the Senior Women National Football Team, the Super Falcons to...

Cyprus Cup: England Coach Salutes Aluko

March 10 Female Football, Football, National Teams 867 comments

Coach of England’s female national team, Mark Sampson has showered praises on Nigerian-born Eniola Aluko for leading them to the final of Cyprus Cup, eyeonthesports.com reports. England had to come from behind to r...

Mali Battles Falcons In All Africa Games Qualifier

February 24 Female Football, Football 1,027 comments

Mali will be the Super Falcons’ opponents in the final round of qualifiers for the Women’s Football Tournament of the 11th All-Africa Games, following the withdrawal of Gabon. Nigeria’s Falcons, champions of Africa, have...

AAG Qualifiers: Falcons Hit Abuja Camp

February 20 Female Football, Football, National Teams 1,290 comments

Report from Nigeria Football Federation, NFF says players and officials of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, will storm camp in Abuja on Sunday, as preparations begin for their 11th All-Africa Games qualifyi...

Falcons Coach Invites 36 For Camping

February 13 Female Football, Football, National Teams 918 comments

Head Coach of the Super Falcons, Edwin Okon, has called to camp a total of 36 players in preparation for the 11th All-Africa Games qualifiers, 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers and the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. The ...

Oshoala Scores In Debut Match For Liverpool

January 26 Female Football, Football, Nigerian Players Abroad 939 comments

Nigeria’s female international footballer, Asisat Oshoala who signed for Liverpool Ladies on Friday, 23 January, 2015, has scored her first goal for the team. Oshoala, who was signed by Liverpool from Rivers Angels...

Liverpool Coach Celebrates Signing Oshoala

January 23 Female Football, Football, Nigerian Players Abroad 1,295 comments

Liverpool Ladies of England Coach Matt Beard is excited his club signed a good talent in Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria. Oshoala completed her move to Liverpool from Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt, and her new coach descri...

Oshoala Signs For Liverpool

January 23 Female Football, Football 1,036 comments

African Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala has signed for reigning FA WSL 1 champions Liverpool Ladies. The explosive 20-year-old forward joins Matt Beard’s side from Nigerian Women’s Championship title winners, River...

Nigeria’s Falcons Crowned Women Team Of 2014

January 9 Female Football, Football, National Teams 1,011 comments

.As Toure Wins 4th CAF Player Of The Year Award – The Super Falcons of Nigeria were crowned the Women’s National Team of the Year at the 2014 Glo-CAF Awards Gala held on Thursday, 8 January 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria. ...

Pinnick Assures Falcons Of Solid Preparations For World Cup

December 7 Female Football, FIFA Competitions, Football, World Cup 6 comments

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has once again assured the Super Falcons of high–level preparations ahead of the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Canada next year summer. The NFF su...

Falcons In Tough Group With America, Sweden

December 7 Female Football, Football, National Teams, World Cup 617 comments

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D with two-times winners U.S., alongside Australia and Sweden, for the 2015 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. The pairing emerged at the draw ceremony ...

World Cup Draw: Okon Leads Falcons’ Team To Canada

December 6 Female Football, FIFA Competitions, Football 800 comments

The Super Falcons’ delegation have arrived in Ottawa, capital of Canada for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Falcons’ Coach, Edwin Okon, led the group which included Team Administrator, Ruth David and Team Media Of...

Angels Beat Queens To Win Nigeria Fed Cup

November 24 Federation Cup, Female Football, Football 516 comments

Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt produced a clinical second half display to win the 2014 Women’s Federations Cup final at the expense of Sunshine Queens of Akure. Asisat Oshoala‘s inspired performance gave the Rivers State...