Super Falconsof Nigeria will hope to win its tenth Women’s African Cup Of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco next year npflupdates.com reports.
The nine-time African champions saw off competition from Cape Verde’s ladies in their WAFCON qualifier fixture on Thursday.
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The match which saw Nigeria defeat Cape Verde was played at the prestigious Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja.
Super Falcons defeat Cape Verde in Abuja
🏁FULL TIME! in Abuja 📍
Nigeria 🇳🇬 5-0 Cape Verde 🇨🇻
⚽⚽@UcheOfficial_ Kanu 7', 45'
⚽@GiftMonday21 25'
⚽⚽ Esther Okoronkwo 66', 77'#SoarSuperFalcons| #WAFCONQualifiers| #NGACAP| #Morocco2024 pic.twitter.com/ADwJ1RsVB6— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) November 30, 2023
Two things can be taken away from the match which saw Falcons big names withdraw from the match for some personal undisclosed reasons.
First, the following players started the match against Cape Verde:
Chiamaka Nnadozie, Demehin, Akudo, Imuran, Ohale, Efih, Ajibade, T. Payne, Abiodun, Kanu and Monday.
Secondly, Nigeria’s Super Falcons is still without a permanent coach as stand-in coach Justin Magudu returned to the dug-out on Thursday.
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Nigeria will return to Cape Verde for the reverse fixture of the tie, where they’ll seek to maintain another win.
