African champions Nigeria will go for an outright win against Cote d’Ivoire in their Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football tournament in the African qualifying second round first leg clash in Abidjan on Thursday, according to Acting Head Coach Chris Danjuma.
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A team of 21 players and six officials flew by Air Cote d’Ivoire early on Thursday morning from Abuja to Abidjan, and then connected the Senegalese capital by the same airline.
Maxwell Konadu’s men were unable to beat the Super Eagles when both teams clashed in the group stage of the competition
The Black Stars edged Niger Republic in the second semi final on Thursday to set up a date with the high-flying Super Eagles, who confined the hosts to a 2-0 defeat in a group phase encounter on Monday.
The Squirrels, who were dumped out of the Championship of African Nations by Nigeria, defeated Niger 2-1 to claim the group’s top spot.
It was a bright start from Mali as Kone unleashed the first shot from outside the box in just the fifth minute to test goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa.