Nigeria women's national football team

Nigeria
Nickname(s) Super Falcons
Association Nigeria Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach Florence Omagbemi
Captain Evelyn Nwabuoku
Most caps Maureen Mmadu (101)[1]
Top scorer Mercy Akide
FIFA code NGA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 37 Steady (26 August 2016)[2]
Highest 23 (July 2003)
Lowest 38 (September 2015)
First international
 Nigeria 5–1 Ghana 
( Nigeria; February 16, 1991)
Biggest win
 Nigeria 9–0 Sierra Leone 
(Nigeria; November 6, 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 8–0 Nigeria 
(Tingvalla IP, Sweden; June 6, 1995)
 Germany 8–0 Nigeria 
(Leverkusen, Germany; November 25, 2010)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1991)
Best result Quarterfinals (1999)
African Women's Championship
Appearances 11 (first in 1991)
Best result Winners (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016)

The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. They won the first seven African championships and through their first twenty years lost only five games to African competition: December 12, 2002 to Ghana in Warri, June 3, 2007 at Algeria, August 12, 2007 to Ghana in an Olympic qualifier, November 25, 2008 at Equatorial Guinea in the semis of the 2008 Women's African Football Championship and May 2011 at Ghana in an All Africa Games qualification match.

The Super Falcons have been unable to dominate beyond Africa in such arenas as the FIFA Women's World Cup or the Olympic Games. The team has been to every World Cup since 1991, but managed just once to finish in the top eight. In 2003, the Super Falcons turned out to be the biggest disappointment of the first round, failing to score a single goal and losing all three Group A matches. They did little better in 2007, drawing only one of their Group B matches. However, it must also be noted in their defense that they faced the group of death in both 2003 and 2007, grouped both times with rising Asian power North Korea, traditional European power Sweden, and a historic women's superpower in the USA.

Nigeria hosted the African women’s championship finals for the third time in 2006, replacing Gabon, which was initially granted the right to host but later pulled out citing financial difficulties, and won it for the seventh time in a row. Nigeria’s Super Falcons and Ghana’s Black Queens represented Africa in China for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The "Falconets" are the country’s junior team, which performed creditably in Russia 2006 when they beat Finland 8–0 before they were sent packing by Brazil. They were the runner-up to Germany at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.Nigeria was qualified to play in the U-20 women's world cup in Canada and was defeated by Germany in the finals 0-1, Asisat Oshoala got golden ball and golden boot.

The "Flamingoes" are the country’s cadet team (U-17), which qualified for the inaugural women's U-17 World Cup New Zealand 2008.

Tournament record

World Cup

World Cup Finals
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991Group Stage10th300307
Sweden 1995Group Stage11th3012514
United States 1999Quarterfinals7th4202812
United States 2003Group Stage15th3003011
China 2007Group Stage13th301214
Germany 2011Group Stage9th310212
Canada 2015Group Stage21st301236
Total7/7-1932141856

Olympics

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
United States 1996 Did Not Qualify
Australia 2000Group Stage300339
Greece 2004Quarter-Finals310234
China 2008Group Stage300315
United Kingdom 2012 Did Not Qualify
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify
Total3/69108718

Africa Women's Championship

CAF Women's Championship
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1991Champions6600202
1995Champions6600272
Nigeria 1998Champions5500280
South Africa 2000Champions5410192
Nigeria 2002Champions5401152
South Africa 2004Champions5410182
Nigeria 2006Champions5500182
Equatorial Guinea 2008Third place513133
South Africa 2010Champions5500194
Equatorial Guinea 2012Fourth place530284
Namibia 2014Champions5500163
Cameroon 2016Champions5410131
Total10 Titles57485419126

All African Games

Year Result
Nigeria 2003Champions
Algeria 2007Champions
Mozambique 2011Did not Qualify

Current Players

Squad for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations[3]

Nigeria

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ibubeleye Whyte (1992-01-09)9 January 1992 (aged 24) Nigeria Rivers Angels F.C.
2 2DF Faith Ikidi (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 29) Sweden Piteå IF
3 2DF Osinachi Ohale (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 24) Nigeria Rivers Angels F.C.
4 3MF Osarenoma Igbinovia (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 20) Nigeria Bayelsa Queens F.C.
5 2DF Onome Ebi (1983-05-08)8 May 1983 (aged 33) Belarus FC Minsk
6 2DF Ngozi Ebere (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 25) France Paris Saint-Germain Féminines
7 3MF Wogu Chioma Success (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 17) Nigeria Rivers Angels F.C.
8 4FW Asisat Oshoala (1994-10-09)9 October 1994 (aged 22) England Arsenal Ladies F.C.
9 4FW Desire Oparanozie (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22) France EA Guingamp
10 3MF Rita Chikwelu (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 28) Sweden Umeå IK
11 4FW Esther Sunday (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 (aged 24) Turkey Trabzonspor
12 2DF Gladys Akpa (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 30) Nigeria Rivers Angels F.C.
13 3MF Ngozi Okobi (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 22) Sweden Vittsjö GIK
14 2DF Evelyn Nwabuoku (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 31) France EA Guingamp
15 2DF Ugo Njoku (1994-11-27)27 November 1994 (aged 21) Nigeria Rivers Angels F.C.
16 1GK Alaba Jonathan (1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 24) Nigeria Bayelsa Queens F.C.
17 4FW Francisca Ordega (1993-10-19)19 October 1993 (aged 23) United States Washington Spirit
18 3MF Halimatu Ayinde (1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 21) Belarus FC Minsk
19 3MF Ijeoma Obi (1985-04-01)1 April 1985 (aged 31) Nigeria Sunshine Queens F.C.
20 4FW Uchechi Sunday (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 22) South Korea Incheon Daeyko
21 1GK Rita Akarekor (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 15) Nigeria Delta Queens F.C.

Previous Callups

Squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] Head coach: Edwin Okon

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Precious Dede (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 35) 97 0 Nigeria Ibom Queens
2 2DF Blessing Edoho (1992-09-05)5 September 1992 (aged 22) 4 1 Nigeria Pelican Stars
4 4FW Perpetua Nkwocha (1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 39) 98 80 Sweden Clemensnäs IF
6 2DF Josephine Chukwunonye (1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 23) 23 0 United States Washington Spirit
10 4FW Courtney Dike (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 20) 1 0 United States Okla. State Univ.
11 4FW Iniabasi Umotong (1994-05-15)15 May 1994 (aged 21) 0 0 England Portsmouth
18 4FW Loveth Ayila (1994-09-06)6 September 1994 (aged 20) 3 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
19 3MF Martina Ohadugha (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 24) 35 2 Nigeria Rivers Angels
20 3MF Cecilia Nku (1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 22) 8 1 Nigeria Rivers Angels
21 1GK Christy Ohiaeriaku (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 18) 0 0 Nigeria Rivers Angels
22 2DF Sarah Nnodim (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 19) 1 0 Nigeria Nasarawa Amazons

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 2009-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ↑ SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED (cafonline.com)
  4. ↑ 2015 World cup roster
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions		 African Women's Champions
1991 (First title)
1995 (Second title)
1998 (Third title)
1998 (Fourth title)
2000 (Fifth title)
2002 (Sixth title)
2004 (Seventh title)
2006 (Eighth title) 		Succeeded by
2008 Equatorial Guinea 
Preceded by
2008 Equatorial Guinea 		 African Women's Champions
2010 (Ninth title) 		Succeeded by
2012 Equatorial Guinea 
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