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

(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
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	57	48	5	4	191	26

All African Games

Year	Result
2003	Champions
2007	Champions
2011	Did 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)	Rivers Angels F.C.
2	2DF	Faith Ikidi	(1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 29)	Piteå IF
3	2DF	Osinachi Ohale	(1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 24)	Rivers Angels F.C.
4	3MF	Osarenoma Igbinovia	(1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 20)	Bayelsa Queens F.C.
5	2DF	Onome Ebi	(1983-05-08)8 May 1983 (aged 33)	FC Minsk
6	2DF	Ngozi Ebere	(1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 25)	Paris Saint-Germain Féminines
7	3MF	Wogu Chioma Success	(1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 17)	Rivers Angels F.C.
8	4FW	Asisat Oshoala	(1994-10-09)9 October 1994 (aged 22)	Arsenal Ladies F.C.
9	4FW	Desire Oparanozie	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22)	EA Guingamp
10	3MF	Rita Chikwelu	(1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 28)	Umeå IK
11	4FW	Esther Sunday	(1992-03-13)13 March 1992 (aged 24)	Trabzonspor
12	2DF	Gladys Akpa	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 30)	Rivers Angels F.C.
13	3MF	Ngozi Okobi	(1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 22)	Vittsjö GIK
14	2DF	Evelyn Nwabuoku	(1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 31)	EA Guingamp
15	2DF	Ugo Njoku	(1994-11-27)27 November 1994 (aged 21)	Rivers Angels F.C.
16	1GK	Alaba Jonathan	(1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 24)	Bayelsa Queens F.C.
17	4FW	Francisca Ordega	(1993-10-19)19 October 1993 (aged 23)	Washington Spirit
18	3MF	Halimatu Ayinde	(1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 21)	FC Minsk
19	3MF	Ijeoma Obi	(1985-04-01)1 April 1985 (aged 31)	Sunshine Queens F.C.
20	4FW	Uchechi Sunday	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 22)	Incheon Daeyko
21	1GK	Rita Akarekor	(2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 15)	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	Ibom Queens
2	2DF	Blessing Edoho	(1992-09-05)5 September 1992 (aged 22)	4	1	Pelican Stars
4	4FW	Perpetua Nkwocha	(1976-01-03)3 January 1976 (aged 39)	98	80	Clemensnäs IF
6	2DF	Josephine Chukwunonye	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 23)	23	0	Washington Spirit
10	4FW	Courtney Dike	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 20)	1	0	Okla. State Univ.
11	4FW	Iniabasi Umotong	(1994-05-15)15 May 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Portsmouth
18	4FW	Loveth Ayila	(1994-09-06)6 September 1994 (aged 20)	3	0	Rivers Angels
19	3MF	Martina Ohadugha	(1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 24)	35	2	Rivers Angels
20	3MF	Cecilia Nku	(1992-10-26)26 October 1992 (aged 22)	8	1	Rivers Angels
21	1GK	Christy Ohiaeriaku	(1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 18)	0	0	Rivers Angels
22	2DF	Sarah Nnodim	(1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 19)	1	0	Nasarawa Amazons

References

↑ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 2009-08-25.
↑ "Nigeria: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
↑ SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED (cafonline.com)
↑ 2015 World cup roster

External links

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

Football in Nigeria

Nigeria Football Federation

Men

National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Beach soccer

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier League National League Nigeria Nationwide League 1, 2

Women	Women's Championship

Domestic cups

Men	Federation Cup Super Cup

Women	Women Federation Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Men's clubs
Women's clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

Nigeria squads – FIFA Women's World Cup

Nigeria squad – 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Chiejine 2 Nwaiwu 3 Ezeocha 4 Okoroafor 5 Branch 6 Mbilitam 7 Ajunwa 8 Nwadike 9 Ngozi Uche 10 Ogun 11 Igunbor 12 Omagbemi 13 Okosieme 14 Ebimiekumo 15 Mukoro 16 Koyonda 17 Eluma 18 Yamala Coach: Bonfrere

Nigeria squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Chiejine 2 Omagbemi 3 Ezeocha 4 Okoroafor 5 Branch 6 Kudaisi 7 Mbilitam 8 Nwadike 9 Ngozi Uche 10 Ogun 11 Emeafu 12 Akide 13 Okosieme 14 Ebimiekumo 15 Mmadu 16 Opara 17 Akpagu 18 Avre 19 Nwaiwu 20 Mukoro Coach: Hamilton

Nigeria squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 A. Chiejine 2 Kudaisi 3 Tarhemba 4 Nwaneri 5 Opara 6 Ajayi 7 Mbachu 8 Nwadike 9 Usieta 10 Ogun 11 Emeafu 12 Chime 13 Okosieme 14 Omagbemi 15 Mmadu 16 Iweta 17 Egbe 18 Avre 19 Akide 20 I. Chiejine Coach: Ismaila

Nigeria squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Opara 2 Ekpo 3 Kayode 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Ajayi 7 Mbachu 8 Olaitan 9 Ikidi 10 Akide 11 Egbe 12 Dede 13 Okosieme 14 Chiejine 15 Mmadu 16 Iweta 17 Omagbemi 18 Avre 19 Okhae 20 Okolo Coach: Okpodu

Nigeria squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Dede 2 Ekpo 3 Yusuf 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Otuwe 7 Mbachu 8 Chiejine 9 Chukwudi 10 Chikwelu 11 Igbo 12 Oluehi 13 George (c.) 14 Ikidi 15 Mmadu 16 Jerome 17 Kudaisi 18 Uwak 19 Cole 20 Eke 21 Ayegba Coach: Effiom

Nigeria squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Dede 2 Kalu 3 Ohale 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Ukaonu 7 Mbachu 8 Orji 9 Oparanozie 10 Chikwelu 11 Iroka 12 Michael 13 Chukwudi 14 Ikidi 15 Chukwunonye 16 Oluehi 17 Ordega 18 Jerome 19 Sunday 20 Aighewi 21 Jonathan Coach: Eucharia

Nigeria squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Dede 2 Edoho 3 Ohale 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Chukwunonye 7 Sunday 8 Oshoala 9 Oparanozie 10 Dike 11 Umotong 12 Ayinde 13 Okobi 14 Nwabuoku (c) 15 Njoku 16 Whyte 17 Ordega 18 Ayila 19 Ohadugha 20 Nku 21 Ohiaeriaku 22 Nnodim 23 Ebere Coach: Okon

Nigeria women's football squads – Summer Olympics

Nigeria women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics

1 A. Chiejine 2 Kudaisi 3 Tarhemba 4 Nkwocha 5 Opara 6 Ajayi 7 Mbachu 8 Nwadike 9 Usieta 10 Akide 11 I. Chiejine 12 Avre 13 Okisieme 14 Omagbemi 15 Mmadu 16 Iweta 17 Egbe 18 Chime Coach: Ismaila

Nigeria women's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics

1 Dede 2 Ekpo 3 Eze 4 Nkwocha 5 Ameh 6 Queens 7 Mbachu 8 Nwadike 9 Igbojionu 10 Akide 11 Okolo 12 Onyeka 13 Kudaisi 14 Sabi 15 Mmadu 16 Egbe 17 Nwosu 18 Onyinanya Coach: Ismaila

Nigeria women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Dede 2 Ekpo 3 Yusuf 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Ajayi 7 Mbachu 8 Chiejine 9 Michael 10 Chikwelu 11 Cole 12 Uwak 13 George 14 Ikidi 15 Ishola 16 Jerome 17 Eduviere 18 Oluehi Coach: Ladipo

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion^†

^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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