‘Bitter lesson’ – Sports pundit, Afolabi reviews Super Falcons’ WAFCON failure, World Cup miss

Nigeria’s Super Falcons had a disappointing run astatine the precocious concluded 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, tourney successful Morocco.

They were eliminated astatine the quarter-final signifier aft losing 1-0 to arch-rivals, Cameroon.

DAILY POST reports that the WAFCON ended on Sunday, with Cameroon emerging arsenic winners aft beating Malawi 3-0 successful the final.

After Nigeria’s decision to Cameroon, they besides mislaid 2-1 to South Africa successful the African play-offs for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The result of the South Africa brushwood means the Super Falcons volition not beryllium astatine the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup successful Brazil.

On Monday, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, asked Super Falcons caput coach, Justine Madugu and members of his method unit to measurement down with contiguous effect.

The determination to sack Madugu was sequel to Nigeria’s disappointing campaign.

Speaking with DAILY POST on Monday, Saheed Afolabi, who works with Echonews, provided reasons the Super Falcons failed woefully astatine the WAFCON.

He besides admitted that failing to suffice for the FIFA Women’s World Cup would beryllium a bitter acquisition for the team.

According to him, “the Super Falcons’ show was precise woeful astatine the WAFCON. Nigerians placed precocious expectations connected them due to the fact that they were the defending champions. They person won it a grounds 10 times, whic...