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	Thomas Dennerby[1]
Captain	Evelyn Nwabuoku
Most caps	Maureen Mmadu (101)[2]
Top scorer	Perpetua Nkwocha (80)[3]
FIFA code	NGA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	38 1 (23 March 2018)[4]
Highest	23 (July 2003)
Lowest	38 (September 2015, March 2018)
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)  France 8–0 Nigeria  (Le Mans, France; April 6, 2018)
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, 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.

Super Falcons after a training

The "Falconets" are the country’s junior team (U-20), which performed creditably in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Russia when they beat Finland 8–0 before they were sent packing by Brazil in the Quarter-finals. They were the runner-up to Germany at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Nigeria also played in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Canada and lost to Germany in the finals 0-1, Asisat Oshoala got both the 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
1991	Group Stage	10th	3	0	0	3	0	7
1995	Group Stage	11th	3	0	1	2	5	14
1999	Quarterfinals	7th	4	2	0	2	8	12
2003	Group Stage	15th	3	0	0	3	0	11
2007	Group Stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2011	Group Stage	9th	3	1	0	2	1	2
2015	Group Stage	21st	3	0	1	2	3	6
Total	7/7	-	19	3	2	14	18	56

Olympics

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1996	Did Not Qualify
2000	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	9
2004	Quarter-Finals	3	1	0	2	3	4
2008	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	5
2012	Did Not Qualify
2016	Did Not Qualify
Total	3/6	9	1	0	8	7	18

Africa Women's Championship

CAF Women's Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1991	Champions	6	6	0	0	20	2
1995	Champions	6	6	0	0	27	2
1998	Champions	5	5	0	0	28	0
2000	Champions	5	4	1	0	19	2
2002	Champions	5	4	0	1	15	2
2004	Champions	5	4	1	0	18	2
2006	Champions	5	5	0	0	18	2
2008	Third place	5	1	3	1	3	3
2010	Champions	5	5	0	0	19	4
2012	Fourth place	5	3	0	2	8	4
2014	Champions	5	5	0	0	16	3
2016	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	1
Total	10 Titles	62	52	6	4	204	27

All African Games

Football at the African Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	Champions	5	5	0	0	17	1
2007	Champions	4	3	1	0	14	2
2011	Did not Qualify	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	11	7
Total	3/4	14	10	1	3	42	10

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification against Gambia^[5][6]

Number	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tochukwu Oluehi	(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987	Rivers Angels F.C.
16	1GK	Alaba Jonathan	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992	Bayelsa Queens F.C.
	1GK	Christy Ohiaeriaku	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996	Confluence Queens
	1GK	Chioma Nwankwo	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992	Nasarawa Amazons
3	2DF	Ngozi Ebere	(1991-08-05) 5 August 1991	Barcelona FA
	2DF	Emmanuella Ingenue		Pelican Stars F.C.
	2DF	Rebecca Ajiga		Edo Queens F.C.
2	2DF	Faith Ikidi	(1987-02-28) 28 February 1987	Piteå IF
3	2DF	Osinachi Ohale	(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991	Vittsjö GIK
5	2DF	Onome Ebi	(1983-05-08) 8 May 1983	FC Minsk
	2DF	Gineka Ikeh		Bayelsa Queens F.C.
22	2DF	Sarah Nnodim	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995	Nasarawa Amazons
	2DF	Ugochi Emenayo	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997	Nasarawa Amazons
6	2DF	Joy Jegede	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991	Bayelsa Queens F.C.
	2DF	Mariam Ibrahim	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995	Nasarawa Amazons
	2DF	Maureen Okpalla		Confluence Queens
	3MF	Amarachi Okoronkwo	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992	Nasarawa Amazons
4	3MF	Osarenoma Igbinovia	(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996	Bayelsa Queens F.C.
	3MF	Goodness Onyebuchi		Sunshine Queens F.C.
	3MF	Patience Agbokade		Sunshine Queens F.C.
	3MF	Orjiugo Godson		Abia Angels F.C.
13	3MF	Ngozi Okobi	(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993	Vittsjö GIK
20	4FW	Uchechi Sunday	(1994-09-09) 9 September 1994	Incheon Daeyko
14	3MF	Evelyn Nwabuoku	(1985-11-14) 14 November 1985	Rivers Angels F.C.
18	3MF	Halimatu Ayinde	(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995	FC Minsk
	3MF	Ogechi Ukwuoma	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996	Pelican Stars F.C.
11	4FW	Chinaza Uchendu	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997	Rivers Angels F.C.
	4FW	Joy Jerry		Bayelsa Queens F.C.
	4FW	Tessy Biahwo	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997	Bayelsa Queens F.C.
19	4FW	Ijeoma Obi	(1985-04-01) 1 April 1985	Sunshine Queens F.C.
	4FW	Zainab Olapade		Jokodolu Babes F.C.
	4FW	Glory Oshaghe		Confluence Queens
	4FW	Nneka Julius		Edo Queens F.C.
8	4FW	Asisat Oshoala	(1994-10-09) 9 October 1994	Arsenal Ladies F.C.
9	4FW	Desire Oparanozie	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993	EA Guingamp
17	4FW	Francisca Ordega	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993	Washington Spirit

Recent call-ups

Squad for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations

Number	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ibubeleye Whyte	(1992-01-09) 9 January 1992	Rivers Angels F.C.
7	3MF	Chioma Wogu	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999	Rivers Angels F.C.
10	3MF	Rita Chikwelu	(1988-03-06) 6 March 1988	Umeå IK
12	4FW	Esther Sunday	(1992-03-13) 13 March 1992	Trabzonspor
12	2DF	Gladys Akpa	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986	Rivers Angels F.C.
15	2DF	Ugo Njoku	(1994-11-27) 27 November 1994	Rivers Angels F.C.
21	1GK	Rita Akarekor	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001	Delta Queens F.C.

References

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile

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