Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has relieved the Super Falcons’ technical crew of their duties following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The decision was taken by the NFF Executive Committee on Monday, directing all members of the technical crew to step down with immediate effect.
The move follows the team’s disappointing showing at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and its subsequent failure in the World Cup qualifying playoffs.
“The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has asked members of the technical crew of the @NGSuper_Falcons to step down with immediate effect,” the federation announced.
The decision came after the nine-time African champions suffered their earliest ever exit from the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, losing 1-0 to Cameroon in the quarter-finals.
The defeat ended Nigeria’s hopes of securing an automatic World Cup qualification ticket and forced the Super Falcons into the African playoffs, where they needed to beat South Africa to remain in contention.
However, the Super Falcons suffered another setback in the playoffs, losing 2-1 to Banyana Banyana and effectively ending their hopes of reaching the 2027 tournament in Brazil.
The failure represents a major setback for Nigeria, a team that has featured in every edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup since its inception and had never previously missed the tournament.
The NFF’s decision to dismiss the technical crew comes after a disappointing campaign in which the Super Falcons failed to meet expectations at the continental championship before ultimately falling short in the final World Cup qualifying playoffs.
