The Super Falcons' comeback 3-2 victory over host Morocco in Saturday’s thrilling final was applauded by Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and many in Nigeria, a soccer-loving nation where passion and ...

The past three weeks have been remarkable for sports women internationally. Women’s national sports teams were victorious in ...

It's not only that Michelle Alozie plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League, or that she recently won ...

Members of Nigeria's national female basketball team are to receive a cash reward of $100,000 (£75,000) each following their ...

Nigeria’s women lifted the AfroBasket and Africa Cup of Nations titles this summer, but pay remains a dirty word.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu hailed the women's national football team for their victory at the recent Women's Africa Cup ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted and splashed gifts on the triumphant national women’s soccer team who overcame poor preparations and missing payments to win ...

Nigeria has previously played the Canadian and Australian women’s national teams at the FIFA World Cup. The Canadians have been unable to defeat Nigeria at the World Cup, drawing 3-3 in 1995 and ...

And Nigeria's national women's football team - The Falcons - have long maintained domination of national team football in Africa. They've won 11 of 13 championships including the inaugural one in ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted and splashed gifts on the triumphant national women’s ...

By the 1970s, women football clubs began to emerge in Nigeria and, by the 1980s, the Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria organised a national cup competition for women footballers.