Falcons’ ex‑star Dede announced on Instagram on Sunday that she is expecting quadruplets, expressing overwhelming joy. “After so many years of hoping, God blessed us in the most amazing way, Four little ones! Two boys, two girls… quadruple the joy,” she wrote, adding: “One pregnancy, four heartbeats… pure happiness. Delay is not denial. God turned […]
Nigeria’s Super Falcons may have booked their place in the WAFCON quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1–0 win over Botswana, but the mood around the squad remains cautiously optimistic. The late goal from captain Chinwendu Ihezuo sealed the victory, drawing praise from fans and observers alike. FIFA acknowledged the team’s “resilience and composure,” spotlighting Nigeria as […]
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 eighth minute. Captain of the side Asisat Oshoala […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]