Casablanca, Morocco – Na di time wey everybody dey wait for don finally land! The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarterfinals go hot as Nigeria go face Zambia for Stade Larbi Zaouli dis Friday by 5 PM local time (12 PM ET). E be like say na clash of titans we dey expect, as both teams dey vie for supremacy.
Dis match dey hot because Naija Super Falcons don win di WAFCON title 11 times, while Zambia don come strong in recent times, no be small. Dem don qualify for back-to-back Olympics and even make am to di 2023 Women’s World Cup. If you no sabi di game, make you just know say dis one na battle of heavyweights – winner go take all!
As e be, Nigeria don perform well for di tournament so far, despite some wahala for dem final group match. Dem dey frustate to scoring goals as dem manage just seven points from di group stage. And just so you know, dem don keep clean sheet, make dem dey shine like diamond for defence. But wetin dem go do when dem face di Copper Queens? Na dat be di question wey dey on everybody’s mind.
For di other hand, Zambia dey glee with confidence after dem show plenty firepower. Di duo of Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji don dey carry di team like say dem be di Supermen of African football. Dem don score all di goals wey Zambia get for dis tournament; e no fit better pass dis! Will Nigeria’s defence hold firm against dis attacking power? We go see.
Di things wey dey play here no be only bragging rights, o! E go mean plenty for dem players wey dey work hard, and for di fans wey dey support dem since day one. Plus, di atmosphere go mad as dem dey expect dem team to give dem correct football vibes.
But no be all about di fun o, as coach Justin Madugu get work to do. Him don talk say, “Goal-scoring na area wey we dey work on. We need to find ways to improve.” E sure say di players dey ready but e no easy to handle di pressure from such a strong opposition.
Not forget say Zambia coach, Nora Hauptle, don dey lock eye for di Super Falcons, and she don talk say her team get plans to tackle dem. “We dey come to hunt,” she said, and you know wetin happen when teams dey hungry?
Watch out! If Nigeria fit break through di Zambian defence, den dem fit see themselves in di semifinal, but if dem no get am right, e fit be serious wahala for di Super Falcons.
All eyes go dey on dis match to see who go rise and who go fall for di battlefield of di WAFCON. E be like say palm wine go plenty on top di table for fans wey go gather to support dem!
