NFF axes Super Falcons technical team after World Cup miss
By Tosin Omojola
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has asked members of the technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down with immediate effect.
It, however, did not give a reason for the decision.
“The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has asked members of the technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down with immediate effect,” the NFF said in a terse post on its official X handle on Monday evening.
The decision comes eight days after Nigeria were knocked out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after losing 1-0 to rivals Cameroon in a quarter-final match on August 8, 2026.
The defeat saw the female national team lose automatic qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
The Super Falcons also lost 2-1 to South Africa in the play-off.
The Falcons began their 2026 WAFCON campaign in Group C with a defeat by debutants Malawi, who went on to reach the final, where they lost to Cameroon on Sunday.
