THE Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has directed members of the technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down from their positions with immediate effect, following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
News Point Nigeria Sport reports that the NFF, however, did not give any reason for the decision, which comes eight days after the Super Falcons were knocked out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a 1-0 quarter-final defeat to rivals Cameroon on August 8, 2026.
“The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has asked members of the technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down with immediate effect,” the NFF said in a terse post on its official X handle on Monday evening.
The defeat to Cameroon saw Nigeria’s female national team lose automatic qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
The Super Falcons also lost 2-1 to South Africa in the subsequent play-off, ending another opportunity for the team to secure its place at the World Cup.
Nigeria began its 2026 WAFCON campaign in Group C with a defeat to debutants Malawi, who went on to reach the final, where they lost to Cameroon on Sunday.
The 10-time African champions and defending title holders had another opportunity to secure their place at the World Cup through a play-off against Banyana Banyana of South Africa but failed to win the match.
The outcome leaves Nigeria facing another route in its bid to reach the 2027 Women’s World Cup, while the NFF has now ordered the entire technical crew to step down.
The Super Falcons technical crew is led by Head Coach Justin Madugu, who apologised to Nigerians and accepted responsibility after the team failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Madugu, who was appointed by the NFF in November 2021, is supported by key assistants and other backroom staff members.
The women’s World Cup qualification failure was received with displeasure by Nigerian football fans, particularly as the Super Eagles had also failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Consequently, the NFF said it had instituted a probe into the failure of the women’s national team to qualify for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, with Monday’s directive ordering members of the Super Falcons technical crew to step down marking the latest move by the federation in the wake of the setback.
