Nigeria women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Nigeria national football team.

Nigeria

Nickname(s)	Super Falcons
Association	Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Randy Waldrum
Captain	Chiamaka Nnadozie
Most caps	Onome Ebi (109)
Top scorer	Perpetua Nkwocha (80) [1]
FIFA code	NGA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	36 2 (15 March 2024) [2]
Highest	23 (July – August 2003; August 2004; March 2005)
Lowest	46 (August 2022)
First international
Nigeria 5–1 Ghana   (Nigeria; 16 February 1991)
Biggest win
Nigeria 15–0 Niger   (Ivory Coast; 11 May 2019)
Biggest defeat
Norway 8–0 Nigeria   (Karlstad, Sweden; 6 June 1995)   Germany 8–0 Nigeria   (Leverkusen, Germany; 25 November 2010)   France 8–0 Nigeria   (Le Mans, France; 6 April 2018)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (1999)
Football at the Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (first in 2000 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2004)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	14 (first in 1991 )
Best result	Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2018 )
Best result	Champions (2019)
Medal record African Games 2003 Abuja Team 2007 Algiers Team

The Nigeria women's national football team, ^{[lower-alpha 1]} nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; ^[3] their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics.

They are also one of the few teams in the world and only African team to have qualified for every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, with their best performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup where they reached the quarterfinals.

History

They won the first seven African championships, and through their first 20 years lost only five games to African competition: 12 December 2002 to Ghana in Warri, 3 June 2007 at Algeria, 12 August 2007 to Ghana in an Olympic qualifier, 25 November 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 able to dominate beyond Africa in such arenas as the FIFA Women's World Cup or the Olympic Games however. The team has been to every World Cup since 1991, but managed just once to finish in the top two. 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 2001 which were then canceled due to a severe outbreak of gang induced violence within the Nigerian area, 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 session

The "Falconets" are the country's junior team (U-20), which performed creditably in the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship 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. Nigeria qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup where they were placed in Group A with South Korea, Norway and hosts France.

Labour disputes

See also: Labour relations in women's association football § In Nigeria

The Super Falcons have engaged in multiple disputes with the NFF over back pay, unpaid bonuses and bonus amounts, tournament preparation, and facilities, including sit-in protests, training boycotts, or threats to boycott matches in 2004, ^{[4] [5]} 2007, ^[6] 2016, ^[7] 2019, ^{[8] [9]} 2022, ^{[10] [11]} and 2023. ^{[12] [13]}

Team image

Nicknames

The Nigeria women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Super Falcons ".

FIFA world rankings

See also: FIFA Women's World Ranking

As of 9 June 2023 ^[14]

 Worst Ranking   Best Ranking   Worst Mover   Best Mover  

Nigeria's FIFA world rankings
Rank	Year	Matches played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Best		Worst
						Rank	Move	Rank	Move
41	2021	6	3	2	1	37	0	41	1
45	2022	10	5	3	2	39	2	46	5
40	2023	5	3	2	0	40	1	45	1

Results and fixtures

Main article: Nigeria women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2023

New Zealand   v   Nigeria

11 April Friendly	New Zealand	0–3	Nigeria	Antalya, Turkey
16:00  UTC+3		Report	Ebi 34' Echegini 49' Oparanozie 90+5'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)

Lions FC v   Nigeria

15 July Unofficial friendly	Lions FC	1–8	Nigeria	Gold Coast, Australia [15]
16:00  UTC+3		Report	Oshoala Onumonu Payne Ajibade Ayinde Kanu Monday	Attendance: 0
Note: Behind-closed-doors training match (rolling subs and no caps)

Nigeria   v   Canada

21 July FIFA WC Group	Nigeria	0–0	Canada	Melbourne, Australia
12:30 UTC+10		Report		Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 21,410 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Australia   v   Nigeria

27 July FIFA WC Group	Australia	2–3	Nigeria	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Van Egmond 45+1' Kennedy 90+10'	Report	Kanu 45+6' Ohale 65' Oshoala 72'	Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 49,156 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Republic of Ireland   v   Nigeria

31 July FIFA WC Group	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Nigeria	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10		Report		Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 24,884 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

England   v   Nigeria

7 August FIFA WC R16	England	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Nigeria	Brisbane, Australia
17:30 UTC+10		Report		Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 49,461 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Stanway England Daly Greenwood Kelly		Oparanozie Alozie Ajibade Ucheibe

Nigeria   v   São Tomé and Príncipe

22 September 2024 AFWCON qualification First round	Nigeria	Cancelled	São Tomé and Príncipe
16:00 WAT

São Tomé and Príncipe   v   Nigeria

25 September 2024 AFWCON qualification First round	São Tomé and Príncipe	Cancelled	Nigeria
17:00 WAT

Ethiopia   v   Nigeria

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Ethiopia	1–1	Nigeria	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:30  UTC+3	Amare 6'		Ajibade 52'	Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium

Nigeria   v   Ethiopia

31 October 2024 Olympic qualifying	Nigeria	4–0 (5–1 agg.)	Ethiopia	Abuja, Nigeria
	Kanu 45+1' Ajibade 50' Oshoala 68' Ajibade 72'			Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium
Note: Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate

Nigeria   v   Cape Verde

30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 1st leg	Nigeria	5–0	Cape Verde	Lagos, Nigeria
16:00  UTC+1	Kanu 7', 45+1' Monday 25' Okoronkwo 66', 77'	Report (NFF)		Stadium: Onikan Stadium

Cape Verde   v   Nigeria

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2024 AFWCON qualification Second round 2nd leg	Cape Verde	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Nigeria	Praia
	Fortes 8'		Okoronkwo 62' Ajibade 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde
Note: Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

2024

Cameroon   v   Nigeria

23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Cameroon	0–0	Nigeria	Douala Cameroon
				Stadium: Stade de la Réunification

Nigeria   v   Cameroon

26 February 2024 (2024-02-26) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Nigeria	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Cameroon	Abuja,Nigeria
	Okoronkwo 15'			Stadium: Moshood Abiola National Stadium
Note: Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria   v   South Africa

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) 2024 Olympic qualifying	Nigeria	1–0	South Africa	Abuja,Nigeria
17:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: MKO Abiola Stadium Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)

South Africa   v   Nigeria

9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) 2024 Olympic qualifying	South Africa	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Nigeria	Pretoria ,South Africa
19:30  UTC+2		Report	Ajibade 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
Note: Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria   v   Brazil

25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) 2024 Olympic Games GS	Nigeria	v	Brazil	Bordeaux, France
				Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux

Spain   v   Nigeria

28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) 2024 Olympic Games GS	Spain	v	Nigeria	Nantes, France
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Japan   v   Nigeria

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) 2024 Olympic Games GS	Japan	v	Nigeria	Nantes, France
				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

On 11 July 2023, the coaching squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). ^[16]

As of 13 December 2023

Name	Role	Ref.
Randy Waldrum	Head coach
Ben Waldrum	Associate Head coach
Jesse Goleman	Assistant coaches
Lauren Gregg
Makwualla Auwal Bashir	Goalkeeping coach

Manager history

Main article: List of Nigeria women's national football team managers

See also: Category:Nigeria women's national football team managers

Name	Start date	End date	Notes	Ref
Jo Bonfrere			managed Nigeria at 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, concurrently with the men's national team of Nigeria. [17]
Paul Hamilton			regarded as the first coach of the women national team; managed Nigeria at 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup [18] [19]
Ismaila Mabo			managed Nigeria to quarter finals at 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, thus regarded as the most successful coach; [20] [21] led Nigeria to 2000 Olympics and 2004 Olympics
Samuel Okpodu	2002		managed Nigeria at 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
Godwin Izilien			managed Nigeria to win 2004 African Women's Championship [22]
Ntiero Effiom			managed Nigeria at 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup; led Nigeria to win 2003 All-Africa Games [23]
Joseph Ladipo			managed Nigeria at 2008 Olympics; led Nigeria to win 2007 All-Africa Games; [24] managed Nigeria to third-place finish at 2008 African Women's Championship [25] [26]
Uche Eucharia		October 2011	managed Nigeria to win 2010 African Women's Championship; managed Nigeria at 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup	[27]
Kadiri Ikhana	April 2012	November 2012	led Nigeria to fourth place at 2012 African Women's Championship	[28]
Edwin Okon		June 2015	managed Nigeria to win 2014 African Women's Championship; managed Nigeria at 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	[29]
Christopher Danjuma		September 2015	led Nigeria to fourth place at 2015 All-Africa Games	[30]
Florence Omagbemi	February 2016	December 2016	led Nigeria to win 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations	[31] [32]
Thomas Dennerby	January 2018	October 2019	led Nigeria to win at 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup	[33] [34] [35]
Randy Waldrum	2020	October 2023		[36] [37]
Justin Madugu	November 2023		Interim Coach
Randy Waldrum	November 2023

Players

Main article: List of Nigeria women's international footballers

See also: Category:Nigeria women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following players were named to the squad for the 2024 Olympic qualifying 4th Round against   South Africa in April 2024. ^[38]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
16	1 GK	Chiamaka Nnadozie	(2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 23)	Paris FC
1	1 GK	Tochukwu Oluehi	(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 36)	Eastern Flames
	1 GK	Linda Jiwuaku	(2006-06-06) 6 June 2006 (age 17)	Bayelsa Queens
3	2 DF	Osinachi Ohale	(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32)	Pachuca
2	2 DF	Ashleigh Plumptre	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 25)	Al-Ittihad
22	2 DF	Michelle Alozie	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 26)	Houston Dash
	2 DF	Shukurat Oladipo
	2 DF	Nicole Payne	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)	Portland Thorns FC
	2 DF	Chidinma Okeke	(2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 23)	Mynavi Sendai
13	3 MF	Deborah Abiodun	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 20)	Rivers Angels
18	3 MF	Halimatu Ayinde	(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 28)	Rosengård
10	3 MF	Christy Ucheibe	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)	Benfica
7	3 MF	Jennifer Echegini	(2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 23)	Juventus
15	3 MF	Rasheedat Ajibade	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)	Atlético Madrid
7	3 MF	Toni Payne	(1995-04-22) 22 April 1995 (age 28)	Sevilla
	4 FW	Omorinsola Babajide	(1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 25)	UDG Tenerife
21	4 FW	Esther Okoronkwo	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)	Saint-Étienne
6	4 FW	Ifeoma Onumonu	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30)	Utah Royals
8	4 FW	Asisat Oshoala	(1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 29)	Bay FC
12	4 FW	Uchenna Kanu	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 26)	Racing Louisville FC
11	4 FW	Gift Monday	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)	UD Granadilla Tenerife
	4 FW	Chinwendu Ihezuo	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26)	Pachuca

Recent call-ups

Following players have been called up to a squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Yewande Balogun	(1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 34)			Saint-Étienne	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
GK	Monle Oyono	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)	-	-		v.   Ethiopia, 31 October 2023
GK	Christiana Obia	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)	-	-	Rivers Angels F.C.	v.   Cape Verde, 5 December 2023
DF	Glory Ogbonna	(1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 (age 25)			ALG Spor	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF	Onome Ebi (captain)	(1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 40)	-	-	Abia Angels	v.   São Tomé and Príncipe, 25 September 2023
DF	Comfort Folorunsho	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)	-	-	Edo Queens F.C.	v.   Ethiopia, 31 October 2023
DF	Jumoke Alani		-	-		v.   Ethiopia, 31 October 2023
DF	Glory Edet		-	-		v.   Cape Verde, 5 December 2023
DF	Rihanat Kasali		-	-		v.   Cape Verde, 5 December 2023
DF	Oluwatosin Demehin	(2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 22)	-	-	Reims	v.   Cameroon, 26 February 2024
DF	Akudo Ogbonna	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)	-	-	Rivers Angels	v.   Cameroon, 26 February 2024
DF	Rofiat Imuran	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 19)	-	-	Reims	v.   Cameroon, 26 February 2024
MF	Regina Otu		-	-		v.   Ethiopia PRE, 25 October 2023
MF	Esther Onyenezide		-	-		v.   Ethiopia, 31 October 2023
MF	Peace Efih	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23)	-	-	S.C. Braga	v.   Cape Verde, 5 December 2023
MF	Onyi Echegini	(2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 23)			Florida State University	v.   Cape Verde, 5 December 2023
FW	Chinwendu Ihezuo	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26)			Monterrey	2023 Women's Revelations Cup
FW	Desire Oparanozie	(1993-12-17) 17 December 1993 (age 30)			Wuhan Jianghan University	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW	Francisca Ordega	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 30)			CSKA Moscow	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW	Flourish Sebastine		-	-		v.   São Tomé and Príncipe, 25 September 2023
FW	Vivian Ikechukwu		-	-		v.   São Tomé and Príncipe, 25 September 2023
FW	Chiamaka Okuchukwu		-	-		v.   São Tomé and Príncipe, 25 September 2023
FW	Opeyemi Ajakaye	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20)	-	-		v.   Ethiopia, 31 October 2023

Previous squads

Bold indicates winning squads

FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squads

Olympic Games 2000 Summer Olympics squad 2004 Summer Olympics squad 2008 Summer Olympics squad Africa Women Cup of Nations 2000 African Women's Championship squad 2010 African Women's Championship squad 2012 African Women's Championship squad 2014 African Women's Championship squad 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad

Captains

• Desire Oparanozie (2019) ^[39]
• Asisat Oshoala (2019–2022) ^[40]
• Onome Ebi (2022–)

Records

Main article: List of Nigeria women's international footballers

See also: Category:Nigeria women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics as of November 2020.

Most capped players # Name Caps Goals Career 1 Onome Ebi 109 3 2003– 2 Maureen Mmadu 52  ? 1995–2007 [41]

Top goalscorers # Name Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Perpetua Nkwocha [1] 80 99 0.81 1999–2015

Honours

Intercontinental

• FIFA Women's World Cup
  • Quarterfinals: 1999
  • Round of 16: 2019
  • Best Jersey: 2019
• Olympic Games
  • Quarterfinals: 2004

Continental

• Africa Women Cup of Nations

Champions: 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018

• Third-place: 2008
• African Games
  • Gold Medal: 2003, 2007
  • Fourth-place: 2015

Regional

• WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
  • Bronze: 2018
  • Winners: 2019

Other tournaments

• 2019 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)
  • Third-place
• 2021 Turkish Women's Cup
  • Champions
• 2023 Women's Revelations Cup
  • Third-place

Awards

• African Women's National Team of the Year
  • Winners: (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023)

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	0	7
1995		11th	3	0	1	2	5	14
1999	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	8	12
2003	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	0	11
2007		13th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2011		9th	3	1	0	2	1	2
2015		21st	3	0	1	2	3	6
2019	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	2	7
2023		10th	4	1	3	0	3	2
Total	9/9		30	5	6	19	23	65

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	17 November	Germany	L 0–4	Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
		19 November	Italy	L 0–1	Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan
		21 November	Chinese Taipei	L 0–2	Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
1995	Group stage	6 June	Norway	L 0–8	Tingvallen, Karlstad
		8 June	Canada	D 3–3	Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
		10 June	England	L 2–3	Tingvallen, Karlstad
1999	Group stage	20 June	North Korea	W 2–1	Rose Bowl, Pasadena
		24 June	United States	L 1–7	Soldier Field, Chicago
		27 June	Denmark	W 2–0	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
	Quarter-finals	1 July	Brazil	L 3–4 ( a.e.t. )
2003	Group stage	20 September	North Korea	L 0–3	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
		25 September	United States	L 0–5
		28 September	Sweden	L 0–3	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
2007	Group stage	11 September	Sweden	D 1–1	Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
		14 September	North Korea	L 0–2
		18 September	United States	L 0–1	Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
2011	Group stage	26 June	France	L 0–1	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
		30 June	Germany	L 0–1	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
		5 July	Canada	W 1–0	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
2015	Group stage	8 June	Sweden	D 3–3	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
		12 June	Australia	L 0–2
		16 June	United States	L 0–1	BC Place, Vancouver
2019	Group stage	8 June	Norway	L 0–3	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
		12 June	South Korea	W 2–0	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
		17 June	France	L 0–1	Roazhon Park, Rennes
	Round of 16	22 June	Germany	L 0–3	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
/ 2023	Group stage	21 July	Canada	D 0–0	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
		27 July	Australia	W 3–2	Lang Park, Brisbane
		31 July	Republic of Ireland	D 0–0
	Round of 16	7 August	England	D 0–0 (4–2( p ))

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
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
2020
2024	qualified
Total	4/8	9	1	0	8	7	18

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	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
2018	Champions	5	2	2	1	10	1
2022	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	9	4
2024	Qualified
Total	11 Titles	73	57	9	7	223	32

African Games

African Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Champions	5	5	0	0	17	1
2007	Champions	4	3	1	0	14	2
2011	did not qualify
2015	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	11	7
2019	See Nigeria women's national under-20 football team
2023	to be determined
Total	3/4	14	10	1	3	42	10

• 2019 edition of the football tournament was played by the U-20 team.

WAFU Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018	3rd	3rd	5	4	1	3	10	3
2019	Winner	1st	5	3	2	0	23	2
Total	Group Stage	1/1	3	0	0	3	1	17

Other tournaments

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2021 Turkish Women's Cup	1st	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11
2023 Women's Revelations Cup	3rd	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1

See also

• Football in Africa portal
• Africa portal
• Nigeria portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Nigeria
  • Football in Nigeria
    • Women's football in Nigeria
• Nigeria women's national under-20 football team
• Nigeria women's national under-17 football team
• NWFL Premiership
• Nigeria men's national football team

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Notes

1. Hausa: Kungiyar kwallon kafa ta mata ta Najeriya, Igbo: Ndị otu egwuregwu bọọlụ ụmụ nwanyị nke mba Naịjirịa

External links

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• (in English) FIFA profile