In Tuesday’s second round of African qualifiers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Super Falcons of Nigeria will face off against the Comoros. The match will be held at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State. The goal of the match is to seal the deal.
The island nation of Comoros did not have a location that was permitted by CAF, thus the match was hosted by Nigeria, according to Afrisearch.
Following the first leg, the Super Falcons led the aggregate 2-0 and are now preparing for a thrilling third-round match against Morocco.
In the first leg, the Falcons took a commanding lead thanks to goals from Uchenna Kanu and Michelle Alozie.
Nigeria are heavy favourites to finish off the Comoros, who failed to impress in the first leg, even though they are missing key players like Asisat Oshoala, Ashleigh Plumptre, and Oluwatosin Demehin.
Augustine Eguavoen, the temporary head coach of the Super Falcons, has previously confessed that he was anxious when Nigeria went into halftime against Comoros scoreless.
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Because it is an away game, I was anxious at the beginning. Even if a home win would be ideal, we treated them with the utmost respect because of our history and the calibre of our team.
“However, the scoreless halftime was concerning,” Eguavoen said during the post-match briefing.
While it was going on, Super Falcons goalie Chiamaka Nnadozie cautioned Eguavoen’s squad not to underestimate Comoros.
To prevent complacency, the Nigerian custodian warned that the Falcons are “not done yet”. Brighton’s custodian agreed.
Following the Republic of Congo’s withdrawal from the competition, the next stage of the qualification series will be a match between Morocco and Nigeria in March 2027, assuming Nigeria wins their match against Comoros.
Before losing to the Falcons in the 2024 final, Morocco destroyed Nigeria’s WAFCON 2022 hopes, thus they won’t be an easy opponent.
Ibrahim Lawal, a media consultant and specialist in football development, encouraged the Super Falcons to defeat Comoros in an interview he gave to DAILY POST on Monday.
Lawal urged the Nigerian national team against becoming complacent and underestimating their opponents.