The Super Falcons are soar-away favourites to eliminate their counterparts from Algeria and reach the next round of the African qualifying series for next year’s Olympics Women Football Tournament, ahead of Tuesday’s concluding leg in Lagos.
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Nine-time African champions Nigeria begin their race to the Women’s Football Tournament of next year’s Olympics in Tokyo with a determination to earn an away win over Algeria on Wednesday in order to make the second leg in Lagos next week an easier session.
Nigeria are through to the final of the 2019 All Africa Games after Aku’s first half double set Nigeria on the path to victory over foes Algeria.
The delegation of Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, to next week’s 2020 Olympics qualifying match against the Senior Women National Team of Algeria will depart Nigeria on Saturday.
The 31-year-old, who became the Foxes’ record signing when he arrived for a reported £29 million from Sporting Lisbon in summer 2016, scored just 13 times in 46 appearances for the club.
Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation, disclosed on Thursday in a statement.
Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, said in a statement that the programme was part of the team’s preparations for their upcoming clash with Algeria in the 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers.
The Lions of Teranga, who were chasing their first ever continental title, lost 0-1 in the final to Algeria last Friday.
Senegal forward Sadio Mane said he would swap his Champions League winning medal with Liverpool for winning the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday.
Gomes, 36, is regarded as one of the continent’s top officials and will be handed arguably the biggest assignment of his career when he takes the whistle at Cairo International Stadium.
July 19. Both games will be broadcast live on SuperSport 7 and 10 to DStv subscribers and on SuperSport
Egyptian international referee Gehad Grisha has been named as the match official for Africa Cup of Nations 2019 third place meeting between Tunisia and Nigeria.
Head of the Federal Government delegation to the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, has given the Super Eagles a pat on the back for their outing against Algeria on Sunday, while charging them to go all out against Tunisia on Wednesday to win the bronze medal.
Riyad Mahrez was the winner of the match as his last-gasp goal through a well-taken free kick sent his team to their first final in 29 years.
Senegal will face the winner of the semifinal match between Nigeria and Algeria
The match holds this night
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, departed Abuja on Sunday, leading a presidential delegation to cheer Super Eagles in their match against Algeria in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
This comes ahead of the Nigeria/Algeria match on Sunday
Three-time champions Nigeria are looking for their fourth title since winning their first on home soil at the expense of Algeria in 1980, while the Algerians are looking for their second gong since their only title won on home soil at the expense of Nigeria in 1990.
Algeria will now meet Nigeria in the semi-finals at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday as they seek to end their long wait for continental success that stretches back to 1990.