Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat the Cote d’Ivoire senior women national football team 2-0 in the first leg match of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers’ final round.
The Falcons saw off their opponents from Ivory Coast, 2-0 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium on Friday, thanks to Ifeoma Onumonu’s well-taken brace in an AWCON qualifier.
Onumonu scored in the 21st and 56th minute to give the Super Falcons an advantage heading into the return leg against the Lady Elephants.
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With over thirty minutes left to play, coach Randy Waldrum’s ladies opted to hold up strongly in defence to preserve the team’s lead. The visitors’ spent the latter part of the game, attacking, but the game was to be Nigeria’s full-time.
