The Federal Government has paid the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship. The National Sports Commission confirmed that the payment was part of the Presidential Reward promised to the team by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has ordered the entire technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down from their positions with immediate effect, following the team’s disappointing campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and subsequent failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The decision was announced on…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have suffered a devastating setback in their bid to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup after losing 2–1 to arch-rivals South Africa in a tense qualification playoff in Casablanca, Morocco. The defeat brings an end to Nigeria’s remarkable record of appearing at every edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have received a major financial boost after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) approved a $60,000 goal bonus following their emphatic 6–2 victory over Egypt at the ongoing 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Global Mirror News gathered that the incentive followed the Falcons’ impressive attacking display against the Egyptian…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has applauded the Super Falcons for their unmatched winning mentality and charged them to sustain their dominance as they face the Amazons of Benin Republic in the WAFCON 2026 qualifier. Hosting the African champions at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Monday, October 27, 2025, the Governor described the…
