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President Tinubu Celebrates Super Falcons’ Historic 10th WAFCON Title

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:00:13 +0000

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Super Falcons following their remarkable comeback victory over hosts Morocco to clinch the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title — their 10th continental crown. In a pulsating final held on Saturday night at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Nigeria overturned a 2-0 deficit to [...]

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Alex Otti welcomes, honours Super Falcons players from Abia

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:00:50 +0000

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has invited four members of the Abia State Super Falcons to his country residence in the Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. Governor Otti, his wife Pricilla, and a few of his aides hosted the four Falcons, and the governor and his wife lauded the women for their extraordinary bravery [...]

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#Sport > Falcons Left-Back Defender Ngozi Ebere Joins Paris St-Germain

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:40:46 +0000

Super Falcons defender, Ngozi Ebere says joining French club Paris St-Germain (PSG) “is a dream come true.” PSG women confirmed on Monday that the left-back has signed a two-year contract from Nigerian side Rivers Angels. “I’m here to give my very best and win trophies. I am very motivated by this new challenge here in [...]

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#Football > Cote d’Ivoire Surprised African Champions, Nigeria to finish Tops

CAF News — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 20:53:33 +0000

Cote d’Ivoire shocked African champions, Nigeria 2-1 on Saturday in Brazzaville to finish tops of Group A at the ongoing African Games Brazzaville 2015. Substitute Estelle Nahi converted a second half penalty to power ‘Les Elephantes’ to a famous victory over the Super Falcons. It was the first time the Ivorians had gotten the better of [...]

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#Football > Super Falcons Await Semi-final Opponents after Stunning Defeat

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 10:40:35 +0000

Nigeria’s Super Falcons, were shocked 2-1 by Côte d’Ivoire on Saturday and now await the outcome of Sunday’s clash between Ghana and Cameroon to know their semi-final opponents. The reigning African champions, who had earlier thrashed Congo and Tanzania, lost their last group game on Saturday to finish the group stage with six points. Cameroon [...]

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#Sport > Nigeria’s Falcons Drub Hosts Congo In AAG Opener

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:40:04 +0000

Nigeria senior women’s national team defeated hosts Congo-Brazaville 5-1 in their opening Group A game of the Football Tournament of the 2015 All-Africa Games on Sunday. Desire Oparanozie struck four times, with Chinaza Uchendu grabbing the Super Falcons’ fifth goal at the Stade Massamba Debat. The win took the reigning African champions to the summit [...]

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Falcons Resume Camp Monday Ahead of All-Africa Games | #Sports

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 12:21:01 +0000

Interim Coach Chris Danjuma has invited to the camp of the Super Falcons a total of 35 players in preparation for the Women’s Football Tournament of next month’s 11th All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo. Onome Ebi, Francisca Ordega, Halimat Ayinde, Esther Sunday and Josephine Chukwunonye – who all missed Sunday’s defeat in Equatorial Guinea which [...]

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Okon To Unleash Oshoala, Oparanozie On Mali

David Folami — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:21:36 +0000

Irked by the disappointing 1-1 draw with Mali, Super Falcons Chief Coach Edwin Okon has called up two foreign based strikers to boost the team for the second and final leg qualifier for the 2015 All Africa Games. . Okon who revealed this in a chat with Complete Sports said he missed the scoring abilities [...]

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Okon Names 18 Falcons For Mali

David Folami — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:40:36 +0000

Super Falcons head coach, Edwin Okon has named his final 18-man squad for the All Africa Games (AAG) qualifying match against mali on Saturday at the Stade Modibbo Keita in Bamako. . The winners of the two-legged encounter will automatically qualify for the football event of the upcoming quadrennial multiple sports fiesta in Congo Brazzaville. [...]

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Falcons Not Aware Of AAG Resumption Date

David Folami — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:38:14 +0000

Super Falcons have claimed 100% ignorance to the Thursday, February 12 resumption date for the upcoming All Africa Games (AAG) and Olympics qualifiers. . The National Sports Commission (NSC) Director General, Gbenga Elegbeleye had directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to open camp on the said date for the African champions to commence preparations for [...]

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Falcons swoop for Samoan wing Sinoti

Adewale A. — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 18:31:59 +0000

Samoan international winger Sinoti Sinoti on Tuesday signed for English Premiership side Newcastle Falcons for the rest of the season and sees him reunited with one of his former coaches Peter Russell. The 28-year-old -- who could make his debut in…

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