By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
With the start of the delayed CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) six months away, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has assured that the senior women’s football team, Super Falcons will be given adequate preparations to compete for the ultimate trophy in July in Morocco this time around.
The Africa’s biggest women’s football competition which did not hold last year due to the tight football calendar of CAF will now take place from July 5 to 26, 2025 in Morocco where Nigeria finished outside medals bracket in the last edition.
But the NFF boss has now promised that Super Falcons will be prepared in the best way possible in order to reclaim the African title Nigeria has won 11 times in the past including winning back to back in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
Speaking exclusively to Prompt News on Thursday, Gusua disclosed that the NFF will ensure that Super Falcons are well prepared for the upcoming WAFCON in Morocco, pointing out that the team will be given adequate preparations ahead of the competition.
Said he: “I just want to assure everyone that we (NFF) will make sure we give the team adequate preparations they deserve within the available resources we have, we are not going to take any chances”.
Meanwhile, the President has also revealed that the NFF Executive Committee will ensure that Super Falcons utilise the 2025 FIFA Women’s International Match Windows to prepare adequately for the WAFCON final in Morocco in July.
“It is our desire in the NFF to see the Super Falcons win the WAFCON trophy again. We will make sure that the team is adequately prepared for the challenge ahead. We are aware of the 2025 FIFA International Women’s Match Calendar. We will utilise the International Match Windows.
“For this reason, NFF will organise international friendly matches for the team within the available resources available to us to test the players’ readiness for the task ahead. We ‘ll support the team to do well in Morocco.
Prompt News reports that there are eight windows for FIFA international friendly matches before WAFCON final in Morocco starting from February to June, 2025 on the eve of WAFCON kick off.
A closer look at the 2025 FIFA Women’s International Match Calendar showed that three international friendlies will be played from February 17 to 26, 2025; two matches from March 31 to April 8, 2025 and also, two matches from May 26 to June 3, 2025, exactly a month to WAFCON kick off in Morocco.
Significantly, the delayed WAFCON billed for Morocco this year has also fallen within the 2025 FIFA Women’s International Match Calendar. It will hold from July 5 to 26, 2025.
This is the same period UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 will hold from July 2 to 27 in Switzerland while 2025 Copa América Femenina takes place from July 12 to August 2, 2025 in Ecuador respectively.
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