Super Falcons Beat Cape Verde, Qualify For WAFCON

The Nigerian side had been ruthless in their reverse encounter at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja last Thursday. with an emphatic 5-0 victory.

By Tom Jones Usen
December 5, 2023

Super Falcons on Tuesday sealed a spot in next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a 2-1 win against Cape Verde at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Praia.

The Nigerian side had been ruthless in their reverse encounter at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja last Thursday. with an emphatic 5-0 victory courtesy of a brace from Uchenna Kanu, Esther Okoronkwo, and Gift Monday rounding things up.

Justin Madugu’s side were still missing star striker Asisat Oshoala, as well as defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, and were hoping for a repeat show.

However, the hosts had other plans and made their intentions known with an 8th minute goal from Racing Power striker, Ivania Moreira.

The Super Falcons pressed for an equalizer, but the Cape Verde side remained resolute taking their lone goal advantage into halftime.

The second half resumed with a Nigerian press with Madugu bringing in Okoronkwo for Kanu and the UD Tenerife forward thought she had given the away side the equaliser but her 55th minute goal was ruled offside

The 26-year-old would have to wait seven minutes to get her much-cherished goal with a solo finish to maintain the five-goal aggregate tally.

Okoronkwo was making herself a nuisance of the Cape Verde defence and almost got an assist after she set up Toni Payne but the latter couldn’t beat the opposition goalkeeper Jacinta Rodrigues.

Acting captain Rasheedat Ajibade also came close to giving the Falcons the lead, however, her effort went inches wide of the post.

Rodrigues was kept busy by the likes of Payne and Okoronkwo to keep the scoreline deadlocked.

The breakthrough would finally come for the Super Falcons from Ajibade in the 93rd minute to seal the win.

Nigeria and Zambia among Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers

5 December 2023.
Sport Africa

Nine-time Women's Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria became the final side to book their place at the 2024 tournament as qualifiers culminated on Tuesday.

The Super Falcons came from behind to beat Cape Verde 2-1 away from home, with Rasheedat Ajibade's injury-time winner clinching a 7-1 aggregate victory.

Barbra Banda was among Zambia's scorers as the Copper Queens, who finished third at last year's Nations Cup, thrashed Angola 6-0 at home to complete a 12-0 aggregate win.

However, two-time champions Equatorial Guinea will miss out on the 12-team finals following a 2-1 defeat away against DR Congo which saw the hosts progress 3-2 overall.

Botswana beat Kenya 1-0 to secure qualification for their second consecutive finals. while Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Tunisia all sealed their places in Morocco, who will host for the second time in a row.

The dates for the tournament, scheduled for next year, are yet to be announced.

Holders South Africa and Algeria secured their spots on Monday, with Banyana Banyana beating Burkina Faso 3-1 on aggregate and the North Africans sealing a 1-0 win in Burundi to progress 6-1 over the two legs.

Ghana will return to the finals for the first time since 2018 despite losing 1-0 away against Namibia, with the Black Queens going through 3-2 on aggregate.

Senegal, Tanzania and Tunisia also failed to win their away ties, but progressed against Egypt, Togo and Congo respectively.

Mali won 3-0 away against Guinea to round off a 10-2 victory overall.

Tuesday's Women's Nations Cup qualifying results

Namibia 1-0 Ghana (2-3 agg)

Congo 1-1 Tunisia (3-6 agg)

DR Congo 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (3-2 agg)

Botswana 1-0 Kenya (2-1 agg)

Egypt 0-0 Senegal (0-4 agg)

Guinea 0-3 Mali (2-10 agg)

Togo 2-0 Tanzania (2-3 agg)

Zambia 6-0 Angola (12-0 agg)

Cape Verde 1-2 Nigeria (1-7 agg)

b0rn2fuck:
The scores are getting close, it's no longer 9 0 tins anymore

Antoeni:

BBIA:
That Francisca mlumu Odega na him I go knack Her Toto wotowoto very soon.

naptu2:
Lineup

Occurstaem:

Please what happened to the Cameroonian women team?
Were they disqualified or what?