The Super Falcons of Nigeria have landed in Nigeria from Morocco, where they just clinched a 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title.
The team arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard a chartered flight at about 2:26 p.m.
The team arrived to a rousing welcome from fans and government officials, some of whom had waited at the airport for hours to receive their heroines.
Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hanatu Musawa, and the Minister for Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, were among the government officials who welcomed the team on arrival.