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Super Falcons
The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, 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; their most recent title in 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, 2018, after defeating South Africa women's national soccer team, South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and Football at the Summer Olympics, the Summer Olympics. They are also one of the few teams in the world and only African team to have qualified for every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, with their best performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup where they reached the quarterfinals. History They won the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria Football Federation
The Nigeria Football Federation (known as Nigeria Football Association until 2008) is Nigeria's association football, football sports governing body, governing body. It was formally launched in 1945 and formed the first Nigerian national football team in 1949. It joined Confederation of African Football, CAF in 1959 and FIFA in 1960. The NFF headquarters is located in the city of Abuja. As of 2008 it organises three leagues: The Nigerian Premier League, the Nigeria Amateur League, Amateur League and the Nigerian Women's Championship, Women's League, and five competitions, including the Nigerian FA Cup, Federation Cup and Nigerian Women's Cup, Women's Cup. The next Election is slated for 2022. Formation dispute Author and Nigerian football historian Kunle Solaja has found evidence that the Nigerian Football Federation could have been formed in 1933 and not 1945 as previously thought. Solaja cited two ''Nigerian Daily Times articles dated from 21 July and 21 August 1933. The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Women's African Football Championship
The 1995 African Women's Championship was the second edition of the African women's football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football to determine its single qualifier for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, which eventually went to Nigeria. Eight teams were initially scheduled to play in this edition of the tournament, but two withdrew. This was the second and final edition of the tournament to be played on a home-and-away knockout basis, as CAF upgraded and rechristen the tournament to full-scale with the introduction of a group stage from the following edition onwards. Participating teams The participating teams were: * * * * * * * * Bracket First round :''Nigeria win 11–0 on aggregate.'' ---- :''South Africa win 11–5 on aggregate.'' ---- :''Cameroon withdrew, thus Angola advance.'' ---- :''Guinea withdrew, thus Ghana advance.'' Second round :''Nigeria win 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- :''South Africa win 6–4 on aggregate.'' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The African Games
The men's association football tournament has been held at every edition of the African Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003. History The first tournament started in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo and was won by the hosts Congo. The first women's tournament started in 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria and was won by Nigeria. Between 1991 and 2015, age limit for men teams was under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics but since 2019, age limit for men teams was under-20. Men's tournament Summaries ;Notes ::' ::' Performances by countries for men Top scorers Participating nations Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. Women's tournament Summaries Performances by countries for women Top scorers Winning coaches Participating nations Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. Medal table Overall Men Women See also * External links 1965–2007 edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
The 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the second edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Ivory Coast, and Ghana were the defending champions. All team had participate only Benin did not enter . Nigeria defeated Ivory Coast through penalties in the final to win their first trophy in the tournament. Uchenna Kanu topped the scorers chart with ten goals. Draw The draws were made on April 16, 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with May 8 set for the opening game. The tournament was also highlighted as preparation for Football at the Summer Olympics qualifiers for some of the teams. Robert Champroux Stadium and Stade du Parc des Sports were retained as venues. Squad Nigeria's manager, Thomas Dennerby Thomas Lennart Dennerby (born 13 August 1959) is a Swedish football manager. He managed Sweden to a third place finish at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. He last served as the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
The 2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup was the maiden edition of the international women's football event for teams from Zone B of the West African Football Union (WAFU). The competition was hosted by Ivory Coast at three match venues. Ghana defeated Ivory Coast in the final, making them simultaneously champions of both the men's and women's regional tournaments. Portia Boakye was the top scorer with four goals. Draw The draw was held on 9 January in Abidjan. Six of WAFU's Zone B members entered a team (Benin did not enter), with Mali and Senegal (from Zone A) being invited to make up the numbers. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals Third place Final Top scorers ;4 goals * Portia Boakye ;3 goals * Rasheedat Ajibade * Ines Nrehy * Janet Egyir * Chinaza Uchendu ;2 goals * Grace Asantewaa * Priscilla Okyere * Jane Ayieyam * Mariama Diedhiou * Nina Kpaho * Aguecha Diarra * Fatoumata Diarra * Bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
The WAFU Zone B Women's Cup is a women's association football competition contested by national teams of Zone B of the West African Football Union The West African Football Union (; ), officially abbreviated as WAFU-UFOA and WAFU, is a sports governing body representing the football associations in West Africa that was founded in 1975 and is a subregional body of the Confederation of Afr .... The first edition was played in 2018 with eight teams, which included some foreign-based players. Inaugural Tournament (2018) Eight teams were drawn in two groups of four. WAFU Zone B member teams were Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria and Benin. Mali (from Zone A) replaced Benin, who had withdrawn shortly before the tournament, and Senegal (from Zone A) were invited to make the numbers up to eight. The tournament was won by Ghana. Tournament history Participating nations ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Losing semi-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Africa Women Cup Of Nations
The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (officially known as the Total Women's Africa Cup Of Nations, Ghana 2018) was the 13th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations (formerly African Women's Championship), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Ghana, from 17 November to 1 December 2018. The tournament also doubled as the African qualifiers to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top three teams qualified for the World Cup in France. Nigeria, the two-time defending champions, won the tournament for their third consecutive and a record-extending 11th overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title. Sponsorship In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. Due to this sponsorship, the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations is named "2018 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 African Women's Championship
The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football that was held in Cameroon. Originally scheduled to be held between 8 and 22 October 2016, it was delayed to between 19 November and 3 December 2016 due to weather considerations. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee announced a tournament name change from the African Women's Championship to the African Women Cup of Nations, similar to the male Africa Cup of Nations. However, CAF alternated this tournament's official logo between the original name and the new name, the Women/Women's Africa Cup of Nations or Women/Women's AFCON. Qualification Hosts Cameroon qualified automatically, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between March and April 2016. Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the group stage. Mali protested to CAF ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 African Women's Championship
The 2014 African Women's Championship, the 11th edition of the tournament, was held in Namibia. This tournament, organized by the Confederation of African Football, was also a qualification tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, with top three qualifying for the finals in Canada. It was played on 11–25 October 2014. The tournament marked the first participation of Namibia in the African championship. Also for the first time the defending champions, Equatorial Guinea, were not taking part after failing to win their last qualifying round match. Nigeria defeated Cameroon 2–0 in the final to win their record-extending ninth title. Host Namibia were awarded the hosting rights in October 2011. This was the first time they would appear in the final tournament. There was some criticism of the slow preparation and campaigning for the event. The national women's league was suspended this year because all money was used for hosting the continental event. Qualification A re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 African Women's Football Championship
The 2010 African Women's Championship was held in South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties. This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the two finalists, Nigeria women's national football team, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea women's national football team, Equatorial Guinea qualifying for the finals in Germany. Qualification A total of 23 national teams entered qualification which has held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, the 18 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The nine winners joined five other national teams in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals. Qualified teams * * * * * * * * Squads Group stage The final tournament was held in Gauteng, South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals. The draw took place o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Women's African Football Championship
The 2006 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, African Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. Originally scheduled to be held in Gabon in September, it took place in Nigeria for the 4th time from 28 October to 11 November 2006. Gabon withdrew as hosts due to "organizational reasons", thus CAF gave this tournament edition's hosting rights to Nigeria in May 2006. Initially, this edition of the tournament was scheduled for September 2006, but it was moved to October due to weather considerations. This edition of the tournament also doubled as the African qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Nigeria women's national football team, Nigeria won its 7th consecutive title, beating Ghana women's national football team, Ghana 1–0 in the final, although both finalists were guaranteed qualification to that edition of the international tournament in China. South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Women's African Football Championship
The 2004 African Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football held in South Africa, who were elected as hosts on 12 December 2003, between 18 September and 3 October 2004. Nigeria beat Cameroon 5–0 in the final to win its 6th title. Qualification South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place from May to July 2004. The defending champions receives no automatic qualification from this edition of the tournament onwards. Format Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If scores were tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied and if still level, extra time would be skipped and will use the last-resort tie breaker of a penalty shoot-out. The seven winners of the qualification round qualified for the group stage. Qualified teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
