Four days after reviving their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a battling victory over Zambia, the Super Falcons return to action on Wednesday knowing another win is essential if they are to secure a place in the quarter-finals and keep their title defence alive.
Nigeria’s journey in Morocco has been anything but straightforward. A stunning 3-2 defeat to tournament debutants Malawi in their opening Group C fixture left the defending champions on the brink of an early exit before they responded with a resilient 1-0 victory over Zambia despite playing most of the encounter with 10 players.
Now, the 10-time African champions must overcome Egypt in their final group game in Rabat and hope the result in the other Group C fixture between Malawi and Zambia works in their favour.
Victory would move Nigeria onto six points, but qualification could still depend on how events unfold elsewhere in the group.
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