Tag: Super Falcons
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Women’s World Cup: Falcons need to play confidently, says Owolabi
Felix Owolabi, an ex-international has urged the Super Falcons to ensure that they build the team’s confidence and play confidently in their next match against South Korea at the ongoing 2019 France FIFA Women’s World Cup. Felix Owolabi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. NAN…
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Women’s World Cup: Norway defeat Nigeria 3-0
Ada Hegerberg was not needed as Norway kicked off their women’s World Cup Group A campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday. Without Ballon d’Or winner Hegerberg, who quit international football in 2017 due to a dispute with her home federation, the 1995 champions relied on goals by Guro Reiten and Lisa-Marie…
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Women’s World Cup: Super Falcons set to take 3 points off Norway
Following the settlement of their outstanding entitlements by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Super Falcons say they are motivated o take all three points off the Grasshoppers of Norway in their first match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Reims on Saturday. One of only seven teams to have made it…
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Women’s World Cup: FIFA formally welcome Super Falcons to France
World football-ruling body FIFA on Wednesday in Reims formally welcomed African champions Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals holding in France. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), said in a statement on Wednesday that the team’s players officially performed the “Welcome’’ ritual. They were taken through the rules…
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Women’s World Cup: I am not under pressure – Oshoala
Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala says she is not under any pressure ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup opener against Norway on June 8. The former Arsenal and Liverpool striker did not make an impact that fans are used to seeing at the 2018 AWCON, scoring three goals, all coming in the 6-0 rout…
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Falcons depart Avita Resort camp, fly to France on Tuesday
The Nigerian National female football team, Super Falcons, departed their Avita Resort in Bad Tatzmannsdorf camp in Austria on Tuesday for France for the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. Demola Olajire, the Director of Communication of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said in a statement on Monday that the team was on a two-week…
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Friendly: Canada come from behind to beat Super Falcons 2-1
Canada’s national senior women football team came from behind to beat Nigeria’s Super Falcons 2-1 in a pre–World Cup friendly encounter at the Pinatar Arena in Murcia on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Canada, who are ranked fifth in the world, dominated the opening exchanges. But it was the African champions…
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Super Falcons striker Oshoala joins Barcelona
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has joined the female team of FC Barcelona of Spain. The Dalian Quanjian player will be at the Spanish club until the end of the 2018/2019 season. Barcelona issued a statement with details of her loan signing on Thursday. “The Nigerian footballer, 24 years old, arrived in Barcelona this morning.…
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Falcons lose 0-3 to China in Four-Nation Invitational
The Super Falcons lost 0-3 to the Steel Roses of China on Thursday in a Four-Nation Invitational Football Tournament at the Huitang Stadium Meizhou Wuhua, China. Goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi, who made heroic saves enroute the Falcons’ ninth triumph at the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Ghana, was very helpful again. She made…
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Falcons to play about 10 matches before 2019 Women’s World Cup – NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday said it has put in place plans to provide the Super Falcons with better preparations for the 8thFIFA Women’s World Cup finals. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, said in a statement that the federation had made plans for the African champions to participate in about 10 matches…