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February 2024

  • Nigeria’s Uchenna Kanu (centre) celebrates with Ifeoma Onumonu (left) and Asisat Oshoala during October’s 4-0 Olympic qualifier second leg win over Ethiopia.

    Moving the Goalposts newsletter
    Can Nigeria rise above ‘avoidable chaos’ and end Olympics drought?

    Africa’s most decorated national side last played at Games in 2008 and enter key qualifier after issues with coach and squad

December 2023

  • Asisat Oshoala has been named the African women’s footballer of the year for a record sixth time.

    Nigeria’s Oshoala and Osimhen win African footballer of the year awards

    Nigerian forwards Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have scooped the top prizes at the Caf awards ceremony in Marrakech

November 2023

  • Nigeria's team huddle during the last-16 penalty shootout against England

    ‘Fifa goofed’ – anger over Australian tax on Women’s World Cup match fees

    Players from several teams at this year’s Women’s World Cup finals are being paid significantly less than hoped as a result of a significant level of tax imposed on their earnings by the Australian Tax Office

9 August 2023

  • Pictured from left: the Netherlands goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar, the France midfielder Kenza Dali, and the England midfielder Alessia Russo

    Women’s World Cup power rankings: France on the rise, England drop down

    Japan remain in first place but France, Australia, Spain and Colombia are all making upward moves

7 August 2023

  • England Lionesses scraped into the last eight of the Women's World Cup on penalties against Nigeria.

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Lionesses find a way to win after James red card – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Ifeoma Onumonu.

    ‘We share beds’: Onumonu laments Nigeria’s resources after World Cup exit

  • England’s Lauren James stamps on Michelle Alozie of Nigeria to earn a red card.

    ‘Beckhamesque’: Lauren James’ World Cup red card was ‘moment of madness’

  • Nigerian football fans react while watching the Women's World Cup round of 16 match in Australia between Nigerian football fans react while watching their Women's World Cup knockout match against England as it was screened at a shopping mall in Lagos.

    Nigerian fans at home laud battle against odds in Women’s World Cup

  • 'I was a little bit scared': England fans celebrate after narrowly beating Nigeria – video

  • Women’s World Cup: Lionesses’ shoot-out triumph over Nigeria – in pictures

  • 'I'm so chuffed': England savour success against 'relentless' Nigeria – video

  • England 0-0 Nigeria: Women’s World Cup last 16 player ratings

  • England 0-0 Nigeria (4-2 pens): Women’s World Cup 2023 last 16 – as it happened

  • England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals

6 August 2023

  • Keira Walsh of England smiles during a training session at Central Coast Stadium

    ‘Keira is back’ – Wiegman says Walsh is in contention for Nigeria game

  • Ashleigh Plumptre celebrates Nigeria’s progress to the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup with teammates

    Ashleigh Plumptre ready for England and old friends after switch to Nigeria

  • England's Millie Bright wraps up as the team familiarise themselves with the stadium in Brisbane.

    England ready for Nigeria World Cup test with Millie Bright back to her best

  • Randy Waldrum and Uchenna Kanu speak to the media in Brisbane on the eve of their last-16 date with England.

    ‘Nigeria could be a world power’: Waldrum reckons with England and long-term hopes

5 August 2023

  • Alex Greenwood, pictured in training, is likely to stay on the left side of a back three with Jess Carter and Millie Bright.

    Sportblog
    England count on fluid back three and high press to keep Nigeria threat at bay

  • Chiamaka Nnadozie celebrates victory over the co-hosts Australia at Brisbane Stadium.

    Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie: ‘We believe in ourselves against England’

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