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The Nigeria women's national football team, [a] nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa 's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; [ 3 ] their most ...
As of 2020, the Nigerian women's national team is ranked 38th according to FIFA's world ranking chart. Mercy Akide, a striker who played on the 1999 women's national team, is considered the most famous name in African women's football. Her spectacular playing in the 1999 Women's World Cup won her a college scholarship to a school in Tennessee ...
The Nigeria women's national football team is the representative women's association football team of Nigeria . Its governing body is the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and it competes as a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). [1] [2]
The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, which are the top competitions for this age group. The team has qualified for every edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and has been runners-up twice, losing to Germany on both occasions, in ...
Ashleigh Megan Plumptre (born 8 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Premier League club Al-Ittihad and the Nigeria women's national team. Formerly an England youth international, she made her senior Nigeria debut in February 2022, and represented the nation at the 2023 World Cup .
Twenty-five years later, it’s clear Nigeria's 1996 Olympic soccer team had an impact that stretched far beyond the nation’s borders. Twenty-five years later, it’s clear Nigeria's 1996 ...
The NWFL Premiership (formerly Nigeria Women Premier League) is the top-level league for women's association football in Nigeria. [1] [2] It is the women's equivalent of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for male players. [3] [4] The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) organizes the Nigeria Women Premier League and the Nigeria ...
Nigeria women's national under-17 football team, also nicknamed the Flamingoes is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of Nigeria Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior Nigeria women's national football team .