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Nigeria’s football authorities have moved from apology to investigation, with the NFF tasking a Fanny Amun-led committee to examine recent national-team failures and identify where the system went wrong.
Multiple reports say the NFF has dismissed Justine Madugu and the Super Falcons technical crew after Nigeria’s historic failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, although CranseSports located no corresponding dismissal statement on the federation’s official website during its review.
African women’s football is no longer fighting only for continental attention. The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final was…
Nigeria’s historic Women’s World Cup failure has triggered an NFF fact-finding committee, with Fanny Amun leading a review of recent national-team setbacks.
Xavi Hernández is the new Netherlands head coach, signing through the 2030 World Cup as the KNVB backs his football philosophy to lead Oranje into a new cycle.
Memphis Depay has accused Corinthians of abandoning an agreement to extend his contract, while the club says financial sustainability drove its decision not to renew.
Nigeria will still have representation in the WAFCON semi-finals, with CAF Media naming Eunice Akintoye to referee Algeria against Malawi in Rabat.
Nigeria’s football election enters a decisive phase as nomination submissions reach their deadline, while calls for reform and resistance to suspending the process sharpen the battle over who reaches the ballot.
Omar Artan missed the World Cup. Now he is walking into UEFA history. The Somali referee will become the first…
CAF is considering a new U17 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations from 2027, potentially creating another continental stage for Africa’s teenage female footballers.