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TheSuperNerd:
We have no business thinking about this path if we dont win on the 13th.

Going forward, we really need to beef up this team with the likes of Plumptre, Okeke, Nicole Payne, Flourish Sebastian etc. I don't mind going after the U17s and U20s and quality foreign borns.

Sober reflection

Cheer up girls. We got a game this Thursday against South Africa

Sober reflection

Cheer up girls. We got a game this Thursday against South Africa.

TheSuperNerd:
Somehow this Gusau man still do poster ooo.... 😂

Continuity? Continue with what exactly? More Fs? September pls come quick so this guy can be shown the door out...

Failures of Gusau administration
Super Eagles missed going to world cup 2026
U20 Flying Eagles are not going to u20 world cup 2027
Super Falcons knocked out in WAFCON quarter finals and at the verge of missing Women world cup 2027
Positives
U17 Flamingos and U20 Falconets going to world cup.

Score
2/5
Percentage success
40%
Grade
E8

camri:
Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go Chiamaka must go

This is unnecessary. Let's not judge her with this competition abeg

BascoVanVeli:
Unlucky

Sad day for Nigerian football. The U20 boys also lost 1-4 to Burkina Faso.

PDPGuy:
South Africa on August 13

Then, if we win, we will enter an intercontinental playoff in October, which will end in February

The question is, can we even beat south Africa?

We play South Africa on 13th August for FIFA playoffs

PDPGuy:
So it is playoff time for the Super Falcons

A combination of bad individual plays and questionable strategies were the undoing of this team

Kudos to the NFF and Madugu for ruining this team.

Please who are we facing for playoff abeg?

CornOak:
Okonkwo hasn't played up to expectations.

You won't blame her. She was not fielded by Maiduguri

soetanoreoluwa:
This BFA is mile ahead of us though. It is so glaring. They are all tall players.

Wish them all the best.

Sept is the next NFF election

How can B.F beat us twice in a competition? It shows the coach did not do his homework.

Courtesy of NFF

oloriooko:
What happened U20 Wafu, 2 goals against us in 6mins

These u20 boys left their defense open at the back for 2 goals to go in

TheSuperNerd:
Flying Eagles route to WafuB U20 Final on Sunday (August 9)

Same time and day Super Falcons play Cameroon?
Wow... It is well.
Wishing them all the best

NasirIbnLaAhad:
Actually, there's chatter making the rounds about the NSC - the National Sports Commission, not the NFF - being genuinely anxious to see both our men's and women's teams qualify for the Olympics. That's precisely why Eric Chelle, despite already holding the substantive Super Eagles job, was also floated for the U23 role. Consider the significance of that: Nigeria hasn't attempted that kind of dual arrangement since the turn of the century. That's not incidental. It tells you how much weight is being placed on qualification for the next Games. And let's not also lose sight of an important detail: it was the NSC, not the NFF, that hired Chelle in the first place. That distinction tends to get glossed over whenever people cite his appointment as evidence of the federation's competence. The NFF wasn't even the primary decision-maker in that process, so crediting them for it misattributes the achievement entirely.

Now, to your actual question. If Madugu departs after WAFCON, I have little confidence in the NFF's ability to manage that transition cleanly. Their track record on due diligence speaks for itself. But then again, if the NSC are really looking forward to the Olympics as I hear, I wouldn't be surprised if they impose themselves again and pick a coach for the women's team regardless of the NFF. That being said, I'd like to put one name forward for consideration: Nora Hauptle, the Zambia head coach. She's a genuinely accomplished tactician with her structural organisation and pressing schemes reflecting real sophistication. Her results haven't always mirrored that quality, but that's largely a function of personnel. The Zambian player pool, for instance, simply doesn't match the experience or raw talent available to Nigeria, save for Banda and Kundanaji. Hand her a squad with the calibre of Gift Monday, Esther Okoronkwo, Rinsola Babajide, Flourish Sabastine, Ashleigh Plumptre, The Payne Sisters, Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, etc and I suspect her ceiling would look considerably higher than what she's currently able to produce.

So my hope - however fragile it is - is that, once WAFCON concludes, whoever holds the reins acts with genuine urgency. Madugu, in my humble opinion, should be shown the door and, the decision should be swift, deliberate, and followed immediately by the pursuit of a coach capable of actually maximising the talent already at Nigeria's disposal.

I prefer Cote D'Ivoire coach seeing what he has accomplished with their female team at this WAFCON

oloriooko:
When is our U20 Wafu B finals against Burkina Faso please

I think it's on Sunday

Going forward, we need to beef up our defense after this WAFCON. I don't mind recruiting players from the U20 Falconets.

TheSuperNerd:
The U17 Golden Eaglets list invite to kick off the Open trials and prep ahead of the WafuB U17....

Note: This means players outside the 61 listed (counted 61) can still break in.

I like the transparency in the U17 recruiting and camping process. And if gatecrashers will be given equal opportunity, that makes it even better.

And from the 62 abi 61 man list, the players were selected across different geopolitical zones, which makes it fair enough.

Odunayaw:
They ought to investigate how WAFU accepted this evil qualification format.

Leaving out a sfrong team like CIV because of an irrational format is a minus for CAF on the global stage

camri:
I checked caf website to clarify how the teams qualified. It said malawi qualified on goals difference which is wrong cos i checked wikipedia. And malawi qualified via goals scored not goals difference. So many errors and confusions. Went to Livescores, same thing zambia is leaders of the group

For more clarity, read the footnote on Wikipedia

semid4lyfe:
Ijamilusi is annoying me.

At what point will Madugu bring in Okoronkwo for Ijamilusi biko?

oloriooko:
It's annoying and anti-progressive

HT Burkina 0 Niger 0

This Niger team is not a pushover

Full time score
Burkina Faso 2-0 Niger

We meet Burkina Faso again in the final. Hope our Flying Eagles will deliver this time?

damirosky60:
IJamilusi shouldn't be in this team.

Does Ijamilusi have Madugu's nudes? I can't understand what she is doing in that right position

TheSuperNerd:
And I will admit it. I said it even before the game exploded into life... CIV were the favorites and they clearly showed why.
Leave the ref decisions aside but they were indeed the better team.

CIV were better all round but the Flying Eagles lads just showed and had more fight in them.

Now let's face AWCON this night. Hopefully our Falcons give it their all and qualify 🙏

TheSuperNerd:
Clear penalty for Nigeria not given. Ref decides to book one of our coaches

The officiating in this game is in favour of CIV. The referee is very partial

Wishing Flying Eagles and Super Falcons success and easy passage into the next round

TheSuperNerd:
Nigeria U17 Golden Eaglets Prep for 2026 WafuB U17 Afcon Qualifiers Tournament to enter full edge gear...

I hope this Open Camp hits close to the heights of 2013 and 2015. Abeg.

God help our u20 team against CIV today.

Amedino99:
You didnt word this well. I thought our semi final qualification was going to be determined by this match. I was surprised when i saw that we have CIV next in the semis.

Yea a draw would have placed us on 7pts and top the group but our boys let Burkina Faso earn the top place.
In semis;
CIV vs Nigeria
Burkina Faso vs Niger

The question now is can we beat CIV? A loss would knock us out of qualifying for the U20 AFCON

TheSuperNerd:
FT Burkina Faso 2-0 Nigeria.

Undone by two setpiece goals. The flaws showed aplenty in this game. Next up is the semis vs host, CIV.

Playing the host could be very dicey. Can these boys really beat CIV?

TheSuperNerd:
Group B Concludes today in 2026 WafuB U20 Afcon Qualifiers Tournament (Host: CIV).

Group A final standings below too.

A draw will see us into the semis against Niger.
My worry is the single slot allocated to WAFU B by CAF.
And why cant Nigeria host U17 or 20 AFCON? Seems that the only means by which we can qualify for World cup

Malawi - 6gls 6pts +3
Zambia- 6gls 3pts +5
Nigeria- 3gls 3pts +0
Egypt- 1gl 0pts -8

We need to beat Egypt silly by 7-0 and hope Zambia beat Malawi 1-0 so we can top the group.

Super Falcons on prayer mode

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1KgXuUxXKH/

So many surprises springing up at this WAFCON 2026. Big teams humbled by smaller teams. May God help us in our game tomorrow against Zambia.