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| Nickname(s) | Super Falcons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Randy Waldrum | ||
| Captain | Chiamaka Nnadozie | ||
| Most caps | Onome Ebi (109) | ||
| Top scorer | Perpetua Nkwocha (80)[1] | ||
| FIFA code | NGA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 36  (16 August 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 23 (July – August 2003; August 2004; March 2005) | ||
| Lowest | 46 (August 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
 Nigeria 5–1 Ghana  (Nigeria; 16 February 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Nigeria 15–0 Niger  (Ivory Coast; 11 May 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Norway 8–0 Nigeria (Karlstad, Sweden; 6 June 1995)  Germany 8–0 Nigeria (Leverkusen, Germany; 25 November 2010)  France 8–0 Nigeria (Le Mans, France; 6 April 2018) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1999) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2004) | ||
| Women's Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | ||
| WAFU Zone B Women's Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Nigeria women's national football team,[a] nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles;[3] their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Summer Olympics.
They are also one of the few teams in the world and only African team to have qualified for every edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, with their best performance at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup where they reached the quarterfinals.
- ^ "AFRICAN LEGEND OF THE WEEK: PERPETUA NKWOCHA". Goal.com. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Diamond, Drew (30 October 2023). "Who has won the most Women's AFCON titles?". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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