The Nigeria Football Federation has taken a major step after the Super Falcons suffered a painful setback in their bid to reach the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, Footynaija.com reports.
Nigeria entered the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco as the defending champions and the most successful team in the history of the competition. The Super Falcons have won the title 10 times and had also played at every Women’s World Cup since the tournament began in 1991.
But their title defence ended at the quarter-final stage. Nigeria then lost 2-1 to South Africa in the playoff for a place in the Inter-Confederations Playoffs.
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That result means the Super Falcons will miss the 2027 Women’s World Cup, bringing an end to their run of appearing at every edition of the tournament.
The NFF has now decided to take a closer look at what went wrong.
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The federation has set up a fact-finding committee to review the poor results recorded by Nigeria’s national teams in recent international competitions.
The NFF announced the move on its official website, with special attention given to the Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the 2027 World Cup.
Former NFF General Secretary Ambassador Fanny Amun will chair the committee. Former Nigeria U-20 coach Ladan Bosso, former Super Falcons captain Desire Oparanozie, former Super Eagles captain Mutiu Adepoju and former FIFA referee Dr Alex Mana will serve as members.
Chairman of the Sokoto State Football Association, Mohammed Nasiru Sa’idu, will act as the committee’s secretary.
The group brings together people with different experiences in Nigerian football. Amun has worked in football administration, while Bosso has spent years working with Nigeria’s youth teams.
Oparanozie also knows the Super Falcons setup from her time as a player. She represented Nigeria at major tournaments and won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations several times.
Adepoju brings his own experience from the Super Eagles. The former midfielder played at the World Cup and was part of Nigeria’s 1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning team.
The committee will now have to look into the recent performances of the national teams and identify the reasons behind the poor results.
