Super Falcons' coach Justine Madugu vows to lead Nigeria to their tenth WAFCON title, as the team prepares to take on host Morocco in the final on Saturday.

A female rights advocacy organisation, DOHS Cares Foundation, has said Nigeria recorded 150 femicide-related deaths in 2024.According to a statement shared with Sunday PUNCH, the founder of the group,

This includes Banyana’s famous 2-1 group-stage triumph over the Super Falcons at the 2022 Wafcon – the same tournament that ended with SA lifting the trophy for the very first time. Their route to the semis has been far from straightforward.

In response to both incidents, a prominent Nigerian women's group, Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ), denounced the “violent siege” on Ikeja Electric by Nigerian Air Force personnel and the intense intimidation and harassment of its CEO Folake Soetan. Underrepresentation of women in Nigerian politics