A lone goal defeat in Accra on Sunday meant the Nigeria survived with a 2-1 aggregate win over their hosts.
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The Super Falcons had on Wednesday recorded a resounding two-nil victory over the Black Queens in Lagos.
Nigeria and Ghana clashed in the Final match of the inaugural edition of Women Africa Cup of Nations in 1998, which the Falcons won 2-0. However, both strong stallions in the African women football race-course have been drawn to play each other for one slot at the next edition to be held in the summer of 2022 in the Kingdom of Morocco.
While the Queens and Eagles are arriving in Nigeria aboard a chartered flight, the Lionesses are coming into town aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight.
The list includes Sweden-based forward Portia Boakye, Priscilla Okyere who plays in Israel and nifty midfielder Grace Adams.
At the draw event held in CAF’s headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday, Equatorial Guinea will square up with the Democratic Republic of Congo, while Egypt will play Tunisia.
Nigeria and Ghana go toe-to-toe in the semi finals of the WAFU Women’s Cup tournament for the second year running and the Black Queens are the ones truly in awe after watching the African champions ship 22 goals past opponents in three group phase matches in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan.
The Black Queens of Ghana started their 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations’ campaign with a 1-0 victory over Algeria on Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium.