The United States retained their Women’s Basketball World Cup title after defeating France 97-79 in the final on Sunday. The Americans overcame a bright start from France, who put the defending champions under pressure in the opening exchanges before the United States gradually found their rhythm and took control of th…

…failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Super Falcons missed out on the 2027 Women's World Cup in what would be Nigeria's first absence from the tournament since it began, and the Flying Eagles also failed to secure a place at the next Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.Tinubu issues new directive on Nigerian footba…

…at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and subsequently missed out on a place at the Women's World Cup.NFF officials summoned to Aso VillaA separate report by OwnGoal Nigeria claimed that NFF officials were summoned to the presidential villa in Abuja, where calls for their voluntary resignation were raised.Adding fu…

…historyNigeria will face South Africa in the African playoff to keep their 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup hopes alive PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Nigeria's Super Falcons are out of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 quarter-final defeat to Cameroon on Thursday, endi…

…have handed commercial rights for major tournaments, including the men's and women's World Cups, to private backing.The proposal sparked unprecedented outrage across global football. UEFA led a fierce campaign against the initiative, with all 55 member associations threatening a complete boycott of FIFA tournaments. UE…

…Cup qualification adds pressureThe stakes extend well beyond the tournament itself. FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 qualification is tied to the competition's results, making the defeat even harder to absorb for Nigerian football fans who had expected the Super Falcons to begin their title defence with a win.As noted by CA…

…This year's tournament will also serve as the African qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. The four semi-finalists will qualify automatically, while one additional team will secure a place through the intercontinental play-offs.

…have become the first nation in football history to simultaneously hold the FIFA Men’s World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup titles. FIFA announced the milestone in a post on its official X handle on Sunday following Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in New York. Celebrating the achieve…

…advantage into the second leg of the final round of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The visitors stunned the home crowd in the 16th minute when Romaine Gandonou finished off a brilliant solo run to hand Benin an early lead, but Nigeria responded five minutes l…

…served as coach of France's women's team and reached the quarter-finals of both the 2023 Women's World Cup and 2024 Olympics.Renard returned as Saudi Arabia boss in October 2024 and guided them to qualification for this year's World Cup, but was then dismissed in April.A man in demandImage source, Getty ImagesImage cap…