Ajibade and Babajide vow Super Falcons will recover
Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade and forward Rinsola Babajide have promised that the Nigerian women’s football team will come back stronger after missing out on a spot at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The team’s disappointing performance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco ended their long-standing World Cup streak. Both players expressed their heartbreak but stressed the need for reflection and improvement. They called on their teammates to use the setback as motivation for future competitions.
Match highlights
- Rasheedat Ajibade and Rinsola Babajide assured fans that the Super Falcons will bounce back after their recent setbacks.
- Nigeria lost 2-1 to South Africa in the Confederation of African Football play-off in Casablanca, ending their World Cup hopes.
- The team had earlier lost 1-0 to Cameroon in the quarter-finals, marking their worst-ever finish at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
- Ajibade emphasized the importance of learning from the disappointment and raising standards in Nigerian women’s football.
- Babajide described the experience as heartbreaking but insisted the team would recover and focus on future qualifiers.
