Nigeria fail to qualify for Women’s World Cup for first time after South Africa defeat‎

The Nigeria women’s national team will not compete in the 2027 Women’s World Cup for the first time since the tournament’s inception. On Thursday night in Rabat, the Super Falcons, the 10-time and reigning WAFCON champions, lost a crucial qualification playoff match 2-1 to South Africa. It was a game they needed to win in order to compete in the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs that begin later this year. Nigeria had already been eliminated from the continental tournament last week when they lo