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Tue. Jul 29th, 2025

Super Falcons arrive in Abuja

Dare Babalola

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have arrived in Abuja following their successful outing at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

The 10-time winners of the title landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard a chartered flight on Monday afternoon.

The team arrived to a rousing welcome from fans and government officials, some of whom had waited at the airport for hours to receive their heroines.

Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hanatu Musawa, and the Minister for Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, were among the government officials who welcomed the team on arrival.

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