Nigeria

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Nigeria, the 10-time African champions, were the only top team who did not play a single friendly match of the last window of 2025, which held between November 24 and December 2.

November 2025 was one of African women's football's most eventful months to date at club level.

Washington Spirit's opening goal against Portland Thorns was the epitome of counter-attacking football, and showed how the duo of Rosemonde Kouassi and Gift Monday have driven the team to the NWSL Championship.

When Gift Monday scored for Washington Spirit in the NWSL quarterfinal against Racing Louisville this past weekend, few outside the team knew that she'd only just returned from Nigeria for the funeral of her beloved father.

Esther Okoronkwo hit a hat-trick on Monday night to help AFC Toronto advance to the final of the inaugural Northern Super League championship game, beating Montreal Roses 4-1 on the night and 6-1 on aggregate.

Just a few months after claiming a record 10th African title, Nigeria's Super Falcons have qualified for the next edition of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, after a 3-1 aggregate win over Benin Republic.

Nigeria women's national team coach Justin Madugu is monitoring the progress of Bayern Munich forward Edna Imade, while hoping the 23-year-old will opt for the Super Falcons ahead of the Spain national team.

After leaving out forward Gift Monday from a second squad on the bounce, Nigeria women's national team coach Justin Madugu insisted that the Washington Spirit forward remains firmly in his plans.