Nigeria’s maiden Minifootball women’s national team will line out for an exhibition match this Sunday as part of activities marking the end of the 2026 league, which has been officially rated as a selection process ahead of next month’s continental championship.
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Sports247 reports that Sunday’s gathering in Agege is part of an ongoing process by Nigeria MiniFootball Association (NMFA) in preparation for the country’s participation at this year’s female continental championship in Yaounde, Cameroon, with high hopes of einning the title.
The 2026 Africa MiniFootball Confederation (AMC) Women’s Nations Cup, which is scheduled to hold in September, will serve as the continent’s qualifier for the WMF Women’s World Cup, ahead of which NMFA is stepping up the selection of players for Nigeria’s team.
NMFA’s assistant media director, Tayo Ogunseye disclosed further in a press release ahead of Sunday’s final, “Nigeria has been drafted as one of the eight teams scheduled to participate in the inaugural women’s 6-A-Side tournament.
“Players who succeeded and scaled to the next phase of selection were further grilled at Keke Primary School Playing Field over the weekend by the national technical crew as they were joined by talents from the ongoing Lagos MiniFootball League in the battle for placements.
“Selected players will feature in an exhibition match at the closing ceremony of the league, with Agege Local Government Area Chairman Honourable Abdul-Ganiyu Vinod Obasa, who doubles as the Lagos State MiniFootball Association chairman, as well as other top personalities expected to grace the occasion.”
