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Falcons thrash Equatorial Guinea 9-0, claim first title

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2021 0

Ben Alaiya With Agency Reports Nigeria’s female national team, the Super Falcons, claims its first title in the New Year when they thrashed hapless West African neighbours, Equatorial Guinea 9-0 in the Turkish Women’s Cup on Tuesday morning. Ogbonna Kanu put the African champions ahead in the

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Nigeria vs France: How Super Falcons could still qualify despite 1-0 defeat

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2019

Nigeria, on Monday night, lost 1-0 to hosts France in their last Group A game at the ongoing Women’s World Cup. The Super Falcons held on for 75 minutes, before conceding a penalty that Wendie Renard converted at the second time of asking. Before the game, it was almost certain that Thomas Dennerby’s ladies would […]

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Falcons ready to fulfill potential at women’s World Cup, says coach

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2019

Falcons ready to fulfill potential at women’s World Cup, says coach of Nigeria have been unable to translate their dominance of African football into consistent success at the women’s World Cup but coach Thomas Dennerby says his side have the potential to reach the latter stages of the upcoming tournament in France. The ‘Super Falcons’ […]

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Falcons to play France in friendly match

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2018 0

Despite not having a coach at the moment Nigeria’s Super Falcons will play France in a friendly on 4 April in Paris. The African Champions are still searching for a coach after American Randy Waldrum rejected the opportunity to lead the team last month. April’s match for the Super Falcons will be their first since […]

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Saraki charges Falcons to lift AWCON trophy

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2016 0

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, congratulated the Super Falcons for qualifying for the finals of the ongoing 2016 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and charged them to make the nation proud by lifting the trophy. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, lauded the […]

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Rio 2016 Qualifier: Okon Warns Falcons of Complacency

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2015 0

Ahead of this weekend’s 2016 Olympic Games qualifier against the Eagles of Mali, Super Falcons coach, Edwin Okon, says they cannot afford to underestimate their opponents. Both teams faced each other last month over two legs in the All Africa Games qualifiers, which the Nigerians won 9-1 on aggregate, but Okon says that result cannot […]