Nigeria can still qualify for 2027 Women’s World Cup – here’s how

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have lost their automatic route to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The defeat means Nigeria will not be among the four African teams that qualify directly for the tournament in Brazil.
However, the Super Falcons are not out of the 2027 World Cup race.
Nigeria still have another route available through the African play-offs and the FIFA inter-confederation play-off tournament.
Here is how the Super Falcons can still make it to Brazil.
Nigeria must first win the African play-off
The four teams that lose their WAFCON quarter-final matches will enter a ...