The Nigeria national women’s team have secured qualification for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022.
The Super Falcons on Wednesday in Abidjan completed a double over the Lady Elephants of Cote d’ Ivoire as they pipped the Ivorians by a lone goal at the Robert Champroux to seal an astonishing 12th WAFCON appearance.
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie pulled off a stunning save to deny the Ivorians from the spot in the first half. After surviving a barrage of attacks from the free-scoring Ivorian ladies, the Falcons struck late in the 87th through Esther Okoronkwo to seal their qualification.
With the 2-0 win recorded over the Ivorians in the first leg of the final qualifying round match at the MKO Abiola Stadium last Friday, the Falcons progressed with a 3-0 aggregate scoreline.
Apart from being the defending champions, the Super Falcons have won the Women’s Nations Cup a record-breaking nine times and will now be gunning for an unprecedented tenth title in North Africa later in the year.
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Super Falcons captain, Asisat Oshoala, who was injured, was not part of Wednesday’s tie but her teammates delivered a good result on very difficult ground.
Wednesday’s victory for the Falcons will rightly serve as revenge as it was the Ivorians that denied the Nigerian women a chance to feature in the football event of the Tokyo Olympics.
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