Nigeria

Nickname(s)	Super Falcons
Association	Nigeria Football Association
Head coach	TBA
Most caps	Maureen Mmadu (101)
Top scorer	Mercy Akide
FIFA ranking	28
Highest FIFA ranking	23 (July 2003)
Lowest FIFA ranking	29 (December 2008)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Nigeria 5 - 1 Ghana ; ( Nigeria; February 16, 1991)
Biggest win
Nigeria 9 - 0 Sierra Leone; (Nigeria; unknown date, 1994)
Biggest defeat
Norway 8 - 0 Nigeria (Tingvalla IP, Sweden; June 6, 1995)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1991)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1999
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (First in 2000)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 2004
Africa Women's Championship
Appearances	*8* (First in 1991)
Best result	Won, *Seven times*, *Last*, 2006

The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Association. They won the first seven African championships and have lost only four games in their history to African competition: December 12, 2002 to Ghana in Warri, June 3, 2007 at Algeria , August 12 2007 to Ghana in an Olympic qualifier and November 25, 2008 at Equatorial Guinea in the semis of the 2008 Women's African Football Championship.

But the Super Falcons have been unable to dominate beyond Africa in such arenas as the FIFA Women's World Cup or the Olympic Games. The team has been to every World Cup since 1991, but managed just once to finish in the top eight. 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.

Among the Super Falcons' players over the years are: Ajuma Ameh, Anne Chiejine, Cele Onyeka, Christy George, Cynthia Uwak, Eberechi Opara, Effioanwan Ekpo, Faith Ikidi, Felicia Eze, Florence Iweta, Florence Omagbemi, Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine, Judith Chime, Kekelomo F. Aiayi, Maureen N. Mmadu, Mercy Akide, Nkechi E. Egbe, Nkiru D. Okosieme, Oge Onyinanya, Patience Avre, Perpetua Nkwocha, Precious Dede, Prisca Emeafu, Rita Chikwelu, Rita Nwadike, Sabi Akudo, Stella Godwin, Stella Mbachu, Vera Okolo, Yinka Kudaisi, Yinka Kudaisi.

Nigeria hosted the African women’s championship finals for the third time in 2006, 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.

The "Falconets" are the country’s junior team, which performed creditably in Russia 2006 when they beat Finland 8-0 before they were sent packing by Brazil.

[edit] Current roster

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Precious Dede January 18, 1980 (1980-01-18) (age 29) 12 0 Delta Queens FC 2 MF Efioanwan Ekpo January 25, 1984 (1984-01-25) (age 25) 20 3 Pelican Stars FC 3 DF Ayisat Yusuf March 6, 1985 (1985-03-06) (age 24) 30 0 Delta Queens FC 4 FW Perpetua Nkwocha January 3, 1976 (1976-01-03) (age 33) 13 10 Sunnanå SK 5 DF Onome Ebi May 8, 1983 (1983-05-08) (age 26) 2 0 Bayelsa Queens FC 6 MF Gift Otuwe July 15, 1984 (1984-07-15) (age 25) 0 0 Bayelsa Queens FC 7 FW Stella Mbachu April 16, 1978 (1978-04-16) (age 31) 55 25 Tianjin Teda F.C. 8 FW Ifeanyi Chiejine May 17, 1983 (1983-05-17) (age 26) 58 15 Bayelsa Queens FC 9 MF Ogonna Chukwudi September 14, 1988 (1988-09-14) (age 21) 0 0 Nasarawa Amazons FC 10 FW Rita Chikwelu March 6, 1988 (1988-03-06) (age 21) 2 0 United Pietarsaari 11 FW Chi-Chi Igbo May 1, 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 23) 0 0 Fortuna Hjørring 12 GK Tochukwu Oluehi May 2, 1987 (1987-05-02) (age 22) 0 0 Bayelsa Queens FC 13 DF Christie George (Captain) May 10, 1984 (1984-05-10) (age 25) 0 0 Pelican Stars FC 14 DF Faith Ikidi February 28, 1987 (1987-02-28) (age 22) 15 0 Linköpings FC 15 MF Maureen Mmadu May 7, 1975 (1975-05-07) (age 34) 68 0 Linköpings FC 16 DF Ulumma Jerome April 11, 1988 (1988-04-11) (age 21) 2 0 Rivers Angels FC 17 DF Yinka Kudaisi August 25, 1975 (1975-08-25) (age 34) 0 0 Pelican Stars FC 18 FW Cynthia Uwak July 15, 1986 (1986-07-15) (age 23) 2 0 Falköpings KIK 19 DF Lilian Cole August 1, 1985 (1985-08-01) (age 24) 12 0 Delta Queens FC 20 MF Maureen Eke December 19, 1986 (1986-12-19) (age 22) 3 0 Delta Queens FC 21 GK Aladi Ayegba June 25, 1986 (1986-06-25) (age 23) 0 0 Kokkolan Palloveikot

[edit] External links

• the Nigerian embassy to Chile website
• 2003 Women's World Cup Page,with links to historical games
• Falcons apologize to Nigerians for loss at Algeria
• Peters takes over Falcons, as NFF suspends coaches

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2008 Women's African Football Championship finalists v • d • e
Champions: Equatorial Guinea Runners-up: South Africa Third place: Nigeria  Fourth place: Cameroon  Eliminated in group stage: Congo • Ghana • Mali • Tunisia