Nigeria Super Falcons Archives - ACLSports https://aclsports.com/tag/nigeria-super-falcons/ Your Sports Memo Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:19:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://aclsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-ACL-Sports-Logo-32x32.jpeg Nigeria Super Falcons Archives - ACLSports https://aclsports.com/tag/nigeria-super-falcons/ 32 32 156891022 Paris 2024: Ajibade strike earns Super Falcons draw in Ethiopia https://aclsports.com/paris-2024-ajibade-strike-earns-super-falcons-draw-in-ethiopia/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paris-2024-ajibade-strike-earns-super-falcons-draw-in-ethiopia https://aclsports.com/paris-2024-ajibade-strike-earns-super-falcons-draw-in-ethiopia/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:19:17 +0000 https://aclsports.com/?p=46966 Team captain Rasheedat Ajibade’s second half strike earned Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 1-1 draw away to Ethiopia in their Paris Olympics qualifiers first leg second round tie on Wednesday. The Super Falcons went behind as early as the sixth minute of the game decided at the Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, when forward Uchenna Kanu […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/paris-2024-ajibade-strike-earns-super-falcons-draw-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 46966 Ngozi Okobi pays price for not reading the room https://aclsports.com/ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room https://aclsports.com/ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:07:01 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=44492 After her surprise omission from the Super Falcons squad heading to Australia and New Zealand for the World Cup next month, our Chief Football Writer Fisayo Dairo posits that Ngozi Okobi simply pays the price for not reading the room soon enough. The most significant weakness of a successful army veteran is usually that of […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/ngozi-okobi-pays-price-for-not-reading-the-room/feed/ 12 44492 Pre-FIFAWWC: Super Falcons thrash co-hosts New Zealand https://aclsports.com/pre-fifawwc-super-falcons-thrash-co-hosts-new-zealand/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pre-fifawwc-super-falcons-thrash-co-hosts-new-zealand https://aclsports.com/pre-fifawwc-super-falcons-thrash-co-hosts-new-zealand/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:31:00 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=43196 Nigeria’s Super Falcons put up one of their best performances in recent years to thrash World Cup co-hosts New Zealand 3-0 in a Pre-FIFAWWC friendly game on Tuesday. Tuesday’s game played at the Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya in Turkey provided the Super Falcons with a chance to play a second friendly game in five days […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/pre-fifawwc-super-falcons-thrash-co-hosts-new-zealand/feed/ 0 43196 Onome Ebi urges Falcons to keep good form https://aclsports.com/onome-ebi-urges-falcons-to-keep-good-form/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=onome-ebi-urges-falcons-to-keep-good-form https://aclsports.com/onome-ebi-urges-falcons-to-keep-good-form/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:49:30 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=43188 Captain of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Onome Ebi has urged her teammates to keep their recent good form as they face New Zealand in their second international friendly in Turkey on Tuesday. Ebi, 39, led the Falcons to a 2-1 win over World Cup debutants Haiti at the Emir Sports Complex in Antalya on Friday, securing […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/onome-ebi-urges-falcons-to-keep-good-form/feed/ 1 43188 Oshoala, Oparanozie swell Falcons camp in Antalya https://aclsports.com/oshoala-oparanozie-swell-falcons-camp-in-antalya/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oshoala-oparanozie-swell-falcons-camp-in-antalya https://aclsports.com/oshoala-oparanozie-swell-falcons-camp-in-antalya/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:30:32 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=43076 Star forwards Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie on Wednesday arrived in the camp of Nigeria’s senior women national team, Super Falcons ahead of two friendly matches in the Turkish city of Antalya. Both Oshoala and Oparanozie are returning to the team after lengthy spells. Oshoala has not played for the nine-time African champions since the […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/oshoala-oparanozie-swell-falcons-camp-in-antalya/feed/ 0 43076 Legendary Falcons coach Ismaila Mabo passes on https://aclsports.com/legendary-falcons-coach-ismaila-mabo-passes-on/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=legendary-falcons-coach-ismaila-mabo-passes-on https://aclsports.com/legendary-falcons-coach-ismaila-mabo-passes-on/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:52:43 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=42589 Legendary Super Falcons coach, Ismaila Mabo has passed on according to reports from his family. Mabo, 78, passed on in the early hours of Monday, 13th March, 2023 after a protracted illness, a family source told the Blueprint Newspapers. Ismaila Mabo was head coach of the Super Falcons when they won the first ever African […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/legendary-falcons-coach-ismaila-mabo-passes-on/feed/ 0 42589 Improved Super Falcons lose narrowly to USA https://aclsports.com/improved-super-falcons-lose-narrowly-to-usa/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=improved-super-falcons-lose-narrowly-to-usa https://aclsports.com/improved-super-falcons-lose-narrowly-to-usa/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:33:28 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40829 Nigeria Super Falcons produced an improved overall performance on Tuesday night but lost narrowly 2-1 to the USA Women’s National team in an entertaining friendly game in Washington DC. The former African champions had lost 4-0 against the multiple times world champions in the first instalment of their two-legged friendly on Saturday but produced a […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/improved-super-falcons-lose-narrowly-to-usa/feed/ 0 40829 WAFCON2022: Zambia beat Nigeria to claim Bronze https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-zambia-beat-nigeria-to-claim-bronze/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wafcon2022-zambia-beat-nigeria-to-claim-bronze https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-zambia-beat-nigeria-to-claim-bronze/#respond Sat, 23 Jul 2022 05:24:28 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40513 The Copper Queens of Zambia ended a memorable Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON2022) tournament with a 1-0 win over powerhouse Nigeria to claim the bronze medal in the third place match.  Playing at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca on Friday night, the Zambians scored the game’s only goal in fortuitous circumstances in the […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-zambia-beat-nigeria-to-claim-bronze/feed/ 0 40513 WAFCON2022: Waldrum confident of victory over Zambia https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-waldrum-confident-of-victory-over-zambia/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wafcon2022-waldrum-confident-of-victory-over-zambia https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-waldrum-confident-of-victory-over-zambia/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:08:33 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40477 Nigeria head coach Randy Waldrum remains confident that his side will win Friday’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON2022) third place playoff against Zambia in spite of their squad issues. The Super Falcons lost to hosts Morocco on Monday in an excruciating semi-final duel, setting up a meeting with Zambia at the Mohammed V Stadium, […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-waldrum-confident-of-victory-over-zambia/feed/ 0 40477 #WAFCON2022: Mrabet on target as Morocco make history https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-mrabet-on-target-as-morocco-make-history/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wafcon2022-mrabet-on-target-as-morocco-make-history https://aclsports.com/wafcon2022-mrabet-on-target-as-morocco-make-history/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:39:24 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40459 A header by centre-back Katie Yasmin Mrabet in the 70th Minute proved to be the goal that sent hosts Morocco into the semi-final of the WAFCON 2022 and to the 2023 FIFA WWC in Australia/New Zealand. In front of packed Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah here in Rabat, the hosts raced into an early lead through […]

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