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By Harry Awurumibe Editor, Abuja Bureau Until 2018 when the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) signed an agreement with top Swedish football coach, Thomas Dennerby, to take the role of Head Coach of then eight-time African champions, Super Falcons, indigenous coaches have being leading the team and have done extremely well by every standard. For 27

On 10 June 1995, at the Karlstad City Stadium in Sweden, England’s Three Lionesses edged the Super Falcons of Nigeria 3-2 in one of the final group phase

That year, as was the case at the inaugural edition of the competition in China four years earlier, there were only 12 finalists.

Coach Edwin Okon returns to the Super Falcons he led to the African title in 2014 as well as the 2015 Fifa Women's World Cup campaign

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 12 May 2021 Pelican Stars and Abia Angels both survived relegation, while Ibom Angels and Dreamstar Ladies went down as the 2020/21 Nigeria Women Football League play-offs came to an end at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Benin City on Tuesday. Former champions Pelican Stars, Abia Angels, Ibom Angels and DreamStar Ladies were the four teams involved in the play-offs, which were played on a round-robin basis from May 7 to 11. Heading into the final gam...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum is in ecstatic mood after the African champions beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 in their opening fixture at the ongoing Turkish Women’s Cup on Thursday. Striker Chinwendu Ihezuo’s 18th minute tap-in from a Francesca Ordega’s low cross was enough for the Nigerians to subdue their in-form Russian opponents. The Falcons came into the competition on the heels of a 15-month hiatus, while the Russian giants were cruising on three s...

Having only managed one point from two matches this season, Confluence will aim for the first win of the campaign in the second home game following a 2-0 loss at Sunshine Queens in Akure. To achieve this, they will count on the services of Joy Omewa and Glory Edet, who shone brightly at the Flying Officers Cup in Abuja.   IBOM ANGELS VS ROYAL QUEENS Ibom Angels will look to earn the first win of the season against newcomers Royal Queens in a South-South derby on Wednesday. Moruf Adeyemo will ...

The result saw the Restoration ladies open a two-point lead at the top with nine points, while the Lagos Landladies have slipped to fourth on the log with six points from three matches. In Uyo, Ibom Angels finally had something to cheer about at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium after they celebrated their first win of the season in a 2-1 victory over Royal Queens. Before the visit of newcomers Royal Queens, Ibom had played two matches, garnering just one point following a 1-0 win at home to Osun Ba...

Having only managed one point from two matches this season, Confluence will aim for the first win of the campaign in the second home game following a 2-0 loss at Sunshine Queens in Akure. To achieve this, they will count on the services of Joy Omewa and Glory Edet, who shone brightly at the Flying Officers Cup in Abuja.   IBOM ANGELS VS ROYAL QUEENS Ibom Angels will look to earn the first win of the season against newcomers Royal Queens in a South-South derby on Wednesday. Moruf Adeyemo will ...