Desmond Iwuchukwu
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
This follows their one-nil victory over Cameroon at the quarter-final of the ongoing African Women’s Nations Cup in Morocco.
The Nigerian team will now face host Morocco in the semi-final of the tournament on Monday.
Rasheedat Ajibade was the hero for the Falcons as her second-half goal was enough to send the reigning champions to their ninth World Cup appearance.
Also, they have joined Morocco, South Africa, and Zambia as the teams that have automatically qualified for next year’s FIFA women’s World Cup.
Meanwhile, the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria for picking a ticket to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Australia and New Zealand.
The Falcons picked one of the four automatic World Cup tickets available at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament by defeating bitter rivals Cameroon 1-0 in the quarterfinals decided on Thursday.
Sports Minister Sunday Dare while celebrating the feat, urged the team to now go all out and ‘add the icing to the cake’ by winning the tournament for the 10th time.
“This is heart-warming and you have made yourselves and Nigerians proud. I congratulate you, your coaches, the NFF, and all Nigerians who have shown goodwill and support to the team.
“While celebrating this world cup ticket, let me urge them to do more. Win your next game and the one after it and you will be the queens of African football for the tenth time,” he said.
