The Super Falcons Are Ready for WAFCON 2026! Meet the Squad & See Their Fixtures

Nigeria Super Falcons players in high spirits during a training session in Morocco ahead of their opening Group C match against Malawi at WAFCON 2026. Photo Credit: Nigeria Super Falcons/Instagram 

Are you ready to raise your green and white flags for the Super Falcons?

Today makes it even more special as Nigeria’s women’s national team steps onto the pitch for their very first match of WAFCON 2026.

The 10-time African champions launch their Group C campaign against Malawi today, Tuesday, 28 July 2026, at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. The action kicks off at 9:00 PM West Africa Time (WAT).

Head coach Justin Madugu has selected a 25-player squad combining international stalwarts with exciting talent making their WAFCON tournament debuts—including goalkeepers Comfort Erhabor and Fatima Oloko, alongside forward Joy Omewa and defender Rofiat Imuran.

Goalkeepers

• Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton & Hove Albion, England)
• Comfort Erhabor (Portsmouth Ladies, England)
• Fatima Oloko (Abia Angels, Nigeria)

Nigeria Super Falcons goalkeeper Fatima Oloko in a pre-match training session in Morocco ahead of the team’s opening Group C fixture against Malawi at WAFCON 2026. Photo Credit: Nigeria Super Falcons/Instagram

Defenders

• Osinachi Ohale (Pachuca Tuzas, Mexico)
• Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA)
• Shukurat Oladipo (AS Roma, Italy)
• Rofiat Imuran (London City Lionesses, England)
• Glory Ogbonna (FC Kiryat Gat, Israel)
• Oluwatosin Demehin (Galatasaray, Turkey)
• Sikiratu Isah (Bnot Netanya, Israel)
• Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal)

Midfielders

• Rasheedat Ajibade (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
• Halimatu Ayinde (BK Häcken, Sweden)
• Deborah Abiodun (Washington Spirit, USA)
• Toni Payne (Everton Ladies, England)
• Jennifer Echegini (Paris Saint-Germain, France)

Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade in the national kit leading Nigeria’s 25-player squad at the WAFCON 2026 tournament in Morocco. Photo Credit: Nigeria Super Falcons/Instagram

Forwards

• Asisat Oshoala (Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia)
• Gift Monday (Washington Spirit, USA)
• Esther Okoronkwo (AFC Toronto, Canada)
• Joy Omewa (BK Häcken, Sweden)
• Francisca Ordega (Ittihad Ladies, Saudi Arabia)
• Folashade Ijamilusi (Liaoning Shenyang Shenbei, China)
• Omorinsola Babajide (AS Roma, Italy)
• Chinwendu Ihezuo (Pachuca Tuzas, Mexico)
• Uchenna Kanu (Cruz Azul, Mexico)

Following the opening match against Malawi, Nigeria will face Zambia on Saturday, 1 August, before concluding their group stage fixtures against Egypt on Wednesday, 5 August.

Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie pictured in traditional green and white attire as the Super Falcons prepare for their WAFCON 2026 title defence in Morocco. Photo Credit: Michelle Alozie/Instagram