President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, stressed that Super Falcons’ remarkable comeback against Morocco in the 2024 WAFCON final should serve as a rallying call for the Super Eagles in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Naija News reports that the Super Falcons stunned the host nation on Saturday night, July 26, at the Stade Olympique de Rabat. The Nigerian women overcame a 2-0 first-half deficit to seal a dramatic 3-2 win and clinch their record 10th WAFCON title.
The performance, Gusau said, was not just historic, but deeply symbolic for Nigerian football.
“I am very happy because our girls rose from the ‘dead’, as they say, and fought to victory. This was an extraordinary performance. I congratulate them for their resilience, doggedness, patriotism and the blatant display of the well-known Nigerian spirit,” Gusau told reporters in Morocco.
The Falcons’ campaign saw them score 14 goals while conceding only three, an emphatic response to their disappointing run in 2022. Gusau credited the team’s technical crew, captain, and players for what he described as a complete turnaround story.
“From the coaching crew to the team captain and the players, we say thank you and well done. With a commanding triumph in the Women’s AFCON once again, what is left for us to target now is conquering the world at the FIFA Women’s World Cup,” he added.
But beyond the silverware, Gusau believes the Falcons’ victory holds deeper significance for Nigerian football, particularly the Super Eagles, who are in urgent need of a turnaround in their World Cup qualification quest.
“This victory, and the spirit behind it, will have positive implications for the men in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series,” Gusau noted.
“We have four more matches to turn the tables against our opponents, and watching the Super Falcons tonight, and how they turned things around, underscores again the wise saying that in sport and life, it is never over until it is over.”
The Super Eagles, currently struggling in their qualification group, are set to face Rwanda at home and South Africa away when the campaign resumes in September.
With morale among fans and players running low, Gusau believes the Falcons’ stunning resilience offers the perfect psychological blueprint.
“This triumph reminds us that no matter how dire the situation, belief and effort can turn things around. The Eagles must draw from this and fight for Nigeria,” he added.
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