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England’s goalkeeper Mary Earps has said the team ‘don’t fear anyone’ as they look towards Monday’s last-16 meeting with Nigeria

If England are going to stick with their new formation in their last-16 match against Nigeria on Monday, then Jess Carter will be key.

When the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, was elected as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on July 10, he asserted that the organisation would no longer be a “toothless bulldog”. Tinubu insisted that Ecowas would work collectively to combat terrorism and promote democracy in west Africa,…

Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger's capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western and African nations.

The tournament has delivered stunning shocks, upsets and an unpredictable last-16, and now every country in the world should believe they are capable of the same if they support women’s football

Asisat Oshoala was asked recently if she considers herself as one of the best players in the world.

A military intervention in Niger following last week's coup is "the last option on the table", the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has said.

Jamaica and South Africa both stunned the Women’s World Cup as they reached the knock-out stages

Coup leader says he will not bow down to pressure to reinstate deposed government, intensifies standoff with ECOWAS.