THE Super Falcons have progressed to the final round of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Nigerian ladies lost 1-0 to Ghana in Accra on Sunday but advanced 2-1 on aggregate.The nine-time African champions were second best against a fired up Black Queens side in Accra and had to dig deep to avoid conceding a second goal that would have taken the tie to penalties.
Super Falcons owe their qualification for the final round to Uchenna Kanu’s brace in Lagos on Wednesday that ensured the 2-0 first-leg win.
Nigeria are set to meet Cote d’Ivoire in the final round of the campaign.
The Ivorians thrashed Niger Republic 9-0 in the first leg of their tie with the reverse fixture billed for Monday.
In the CAF Confederation Cup, Enyimba eased to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal’s Diambars FC to qualify for the next round.
Tosin Omoyele, Victor Mbaoma and Samuel Kalu scored the goals as Enyimba advanced 4-0 on aggregate.The other Nigerian club in the competition, Bayelsa United, were eliminated on Saturday after losing 4-0 to CS Sfaxien in Tunisia.
The Aiteo Cup winners were beaten 4-1 on aggregate having won the first leg 1-0 in Yenagoa last week.
