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Ahead of the in-tournament playoff for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, Super Falcons head coach Justine Madugu has admitted Nigeria must improve as other African nations continue to invest heavily in women’s football.

The 10-time WAFCON winners were knocked out in the quarter-final of the ongoing tournament in Morocco.

It is also the first time in the competition’s ...

Nigeria’s shock exit from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations has opened a painful conversation about the Super Falcons’ preparations, their failure to defend their title and, now, the decisions made on the night that their historic WAFCON run finally came to an end.

Among those questions is one coming directly from inside the Nigerian camp.

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Former Nigeria international Segun Odegbami has delivered a strong verdict on the state of Nigerian football and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership.

Odegbami, one of Nigeria’s most respected former internationals, said the recent struggles involving the country’s national teams are evidence that those in charge of the game have failed in their res...

US President Donald Trump has publicly thrown his weight behind embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino, warning that world football’s governing body would be making a “terrible mistake” if it removed the Swiss administrator from his position.

Trump’s intervention comes at a time when Infantino is facing the most serious political challenge o...

The Super Falcons’ shock quarter-final elimination by Cameroon has changed the entire complexion of the tournament. Why because, for the first time in the history of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026), Nigeria will not be walking out for the semi-finals.

The defending champions are gone, South Africa are also out, and for the first time in years, A...