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The Pepsi Football Academy was established in November 1992 by Kashimawo Laloko. [1] Originally based in Lagos, the initiative secured the total backing of Pepsi in 1994 and has been titled the Pepsi Football Academy since then. Over the years, it has developed and grown into one of the most prestigious football academies in Nigeria.
This is a list of women's football clubs in Nigeria. NWFL Premiership (formerly Nigeria Women Premier League) is the highest division for female football in Nigeria. [1] NWFL Championship (formerly Nigeria Women Pro-league) and NWFL Nationwide leagues are on the second and third tier on the pyramid respectively. [2]
The Nigeria women's national football team, [a] nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa 's most successful international women's football team, having won a record eleven Women's Africa Cup of Nations titles; [ 3 ] their most ...
The NWFL Premiership (formerly Nigeria Women Premier League) is the top-level league for women's association football in Nigeria. [1] [2] It is the women's equivalent of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) for male players. [3] [4] The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) organizes the Nigeria Women Premier League and the Nigeria ...
Nigeria Women Premier League clubs (10 P) NWFL Premiership clubs (11 P) R. Rivers Angels F.C. (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Women's football clubs in Nigeria"
At 1950 the British colonists threatened the national football association to forbid women's football. [6] After becoming political independent numerous Nigerian cities hosted women's football teams by 1960. [7] Multiple efforts were made in the 1960s to start women's football clubs in South Africa, but they proved fleeting.
Kwara Football Academy is the first of its kind in Nigeria: it provides opportunities for potential footballers to receive a first class education whilst honing their football skills. [3] The football academy sets the stage for Kwara State to become the ultimate center for the future development of football in Nigeria.
Rivers Angels F.C. (formerly Larry Angels F.C.) is a Nigerian professional football club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria. [1] [2] They play in the Nigeria Women Premier League, the top flight in the national female soccer league pyramid. [3] [4] [5] [6]