Super Falcons: Nigeria Women’s Football Team, Players and Fixtures

The Super Falcons are Nigeria’s senior women’s national football team, representing the country in international competition. Their record ten Women’s Africa Cup of Nations titles, completed at the tournament labelled 2024 and played in 2025, make them Africa’s most successful women’s side. For South African readers searching for Nigeria’s women’s soccer team, this is the same team. The nickname carries an expectation familiar across Nigeria: entering an African tournament means competing for the trophy, while a World Cup brings a different measure of progress.

The live fixtures module shows every Super Falcons match with its kick off time. The squad module shows who has been selected, and the competition label shows what qualification or progression requires. The guide below explains the Falcons’ players, honours and defining matches, with viewing times for Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. You can also explore other national teams when following their opponents through continental tournaments and international qualifying.

Who Are the Super Falcons?

The Super Falcons are the senior Nigeria women national team, administered by the Nigeria Football Federation, usually shortened to NFF. Their first international was a 5 to 1 victory over Ghana on 16 February 1991, giving the relationship with the Black Queens an early place in their story. Nigeria female team is another common search phrase for the same side. When reading a squad announcement, check that it concerns the senior Falcons, because youth internationals have separate selections, competitions and development paths.

Where Are the Super Falcons Fixtures and Latest Results?

The live fixtures module carries the Super Falcons fixtures, while the results module separates completed games from matches still awaiting kick off. Read the competition and match status before drawing a conclusion from a score. A friendly is mainly preparation, whereas qualifying ties and finals matches carry the stakes of their own competition rules. For knockout games, distinguish the score after play from the penalty shootout outcome. A shootout decides who advances, but its successful kicks are recorded separately from goals scored during the match.

Check the country setting beside every fixture before arranging your viewing. Kick off times shift by zone: WAT in Nigeria, GMT in Ghana, SAST in South Africa and EAT across Kenya and Uganda. These clocks differ even when everyone is watching the same broadcast. The conversion table below gives a worked example, rather than an advertised match time. If a fixture changes, use the updated listing and check the calendar date as well, particularly when an overseas tournament produces an overnight kick off for African viewers.

Who Are the Super Falcons Players?

The selected Super Falcons players appear in the live squad module, grouped into goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards. That dated list should provide each player’s position, club and senior caps, alongside the captain designation. Read the selection date before treating it as the squad for a particular match: an established international can be absent from one camp without having ended her national team career. Club appearances and Nigeria appearances are different records, so the caps column should refer specifically to senior international matches.

Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie and Asisat Oshoala are central names for understanding the team, with captaincy and selection checked against the dated announcement. Nnadozie is a goalkeeper, while Ajibade and Oshoala are listed in the outfield groups. Their clubs and caps belong beside their names in the updating squad list. For a fuller reading of the side, look beyond the forwards: midfield passing options and defensive cover help explain how Nigeria create space for their attackers.

What Have the Super Falcons Won?

Nigeria’s ten WAFCON titles came in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2024. WAFCON means Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, the continental championship for senior women’s national teams. The edition year needs care: the final of the 2024 competition took place in Rabat on 26 July 2025. Nigeria beat hosts Morocco 3 to 2 after trailing by two goals. That comeback is a useful defining match because it connects the trophy record with the decisions and composure required to win one.

Nigeria’s best Women’s World Cup finish was the quarter finals in 1999, while their best Olympic finish was the quarter finals in 2004. Their World Cup participation began in 1991 and their Olympic participation began in 2000. These competitions offer separate routes and different tests, so qualification for one does not establish qualification for the other. The honours record tells you what Nigeria have achieved; the tournament entry and qualifying modules explain which opportunity is available to the next selected squad.

How Should You Read Nigeria’s Tournament Position?

Read Nigeria’s tournament position through the dated competition module, which identifies their stage, qualification status and any remaining route forward. In a group, begin with the points table and then check the published tie breakers. In a knockout bracket, follow the progression rules and any additional qualification matches. WAFCON can also form part of World Cup qualification, but the allocation and route must be checked for the relevant edition. A continental result and a World Cup place are connected only through those stated rules.

Nigeria lost 1 to 0 to Cameroon in the quarter finals of WAFCON in 2026. Nigeria lost a play-in match 2 to 1 to South Africa in August 2026, missing the 2027 Women’s World Cup. What would change that picture is sharper chance creation and steadier defensive organisation, the football questions underneath those results, and the results module shows how far each competitive match moves the side towards them.

Which Records and Legends Explain the Falcons?

Onome Ebi and Perpetua Nkwocha are essential names in the Super Falcons’ record book. Ebi holds the appearance record with 109 caps and Nkwocha is the all time top scorer with 80 goals, although neither number alone describes leadership, defensive judgement or the work that creates a teammate’s chance, which is why the legends deserve context beside their totals.

What Does Nigeria’s World Ranking Tell You?

Nigeria’s world ranking provides a comparison with other national teams, rather than a prediction of an individual match. Read the position alongside its publication date in the ranking module, then compare it with the African standings and previous releases. A ranking belongs to a particular update, so an undated figure can confuse readers following different tournament cycles. Nigeria’s highest ranking is 23, reached on three occasions, and their lowest is 46, in August 2022.

The 2023 World Cup offers a clearer football example than an isolated ranking number. Nigeria drew without goals against Canada, beat Australia 3 to 2 and drew without goals against the Republic of Ireland. England then advanced from their round of 16 meeting through a penalty shootout, winning it 4 to 2. Read those results as a dated tournament story, then use the live modules to assess the squad entering another competition.

Where Can You Watch the Super Falcons Across Africa?

The viewing module identifies coverage available in your country for the listed match, with broadcaster and streaming details checked against that competition. Availability can differ between Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda, even for the same fixture. Check whether the listing covers a live broadcast, a replay or highlights before making plans. On a mobile connection, confirm the stream’s start time and access requirements early enough to settle in before kick off, rather than discovering those details as the teams enter.

The viewing clock also differs by country. A 19:00 kick off in Nigeria on WAT is 18:00 in Ghana on GMT, 20:00 in South Africa on SAST and 21:00 in Kenya and Uganda on EAT, so Kenyan and Ugandan supporters watch two hours later than Nigerian ones. For South African readers, the rivalry with Banyana Banyana has a verifiable recent chapter: South Africa beat Nigeria 2 to 1 in a play-in match in August 2026 that decided a place at the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Ghanaian readers have the Black Queens’ longer relationship with the Falcons, dating to the 5 to 1 first international in 1991. Followers of Kenya’s Harambee Starlets and Uganda’s Crested Cranes can use Nigeria’s tournament route to understand the wider WAFCON field. For supporters travelling to a home match, use the venue named on the fixture and the corresponding ticket announcement. The national team’s identity does not establish where an individual home game will be staged.

Who Coaches the Super Falcons?

The dated coaching module should identify the appointed head coach and distinguish a permanent appointment from an interim assignment. A useful manager history also records appointment and departure dates, so readers can connect each tournament with the staff responsible for that campaign. On the pitch, watch how the team build possession, protect space when attacks break down and support the striker; those details explain an approach more clearly than a formation label alone.