Nigeria 5-0 Cape Verde – Women’s AFCON qualifier

[iworo]

Nigeria 5-0 Cape Verde: Kanu, Monday, Okoronkwo hand Super Falcons biggest win in five years



The former African champions were the better side in the nation’s capital as they strolled to an easy victory over the minnows

Uchenna Kanu and Esther Okoronkwo were at the braces as Nigeria secured a straightforward 5-0 win over Cape Verde in the first leg of their second round of the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, Soccernet.ng reports.

While Nigeria walked over São Tomé e Príncipe in the first round, Cape Verde claimed an impressive 6-3 aggregate win over Liberia to set up the clash with the Falcons.

But they were no match for the nine-time Africa queens in the FCT on Thursday afternoon.

United States-based Uchenna Kanu scored twice, and Gift Monday added another in a frantic first half before Esther Okoronkwo came off the bench to grab a brilliant double.

Kanu drew first blood for the Super Falcons when she found the net with an easy tap from the edge of the box in the seventh minute.

Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie made a stunning save to deny Cape Verde from equalizing shortly after.

It was the wake-up call Nigeria needed as Tenerife forward Monday doubled the lead for the Falcons following a goalmouth scramble in the 25th minute.

Pitts midfielder Deborah Abiodun was running rings around the Cape Verdeans in midfield. Still, it was Atletico Madrid midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade who came close to making it three in the 33rd minute, but her fine effort flew narrowly wide.

Nigeria would not be denied, though, as Kanu scored the third with her second of the match off Toni Payne’s brilliant pass just before halftime.

Esther Okoronkwo replaced club teammate Monday in the 53rd minute, and shortly after the hour mark, the substitute increased Nigeria’s lead to four with a sublime finish off Akudo Ogbonna’s cross.

Eleven minutes later, Esther Okoronkwo grabbed her second of the match as she pounced on Rofiat Imuran’s cross to make it five for the home side.

The game ended 5-0, with Nigeria recording their biggest win in a competitive fixture since beating Equatorial Guinea 6-0 at the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in 2018.

Cape Verde and Nigeria will meet again for the second leg on December 5 at the Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Praia, where Nigeria will look to maintain their advantage.

https://soccernet.ng/2023/11/nigeria-5- ... abuja.html

[Lolly]

Well done to the girls.

[Bigpokey24]

[Bigpokey24]

make them leave the job for this bobo, the girls are actually stomping the crap out of teams...

[ohenhen1]

The team looks good.

[ohenhen1]

The future is bright. The youngsters are also breaking into the team.

I think our best lineup is
Nnadozie
Akudo, Ohale, Demehin, Imuran
Abiodun, Ucheibe, Efih
Kanu, Oshaola, Ajibade

[olu]

No Toni Payne? That girl is a baller.

The future is bright. The youngsters are also breaking into the team.

I think our best lineup is
Nnadozie
Akudo, Ohale, Demehin, Imuran
Abiodun, Ucheibe, Efih
Kanu, Oshaola, Ajibade

[ohenhen1]

No Toni Payne? That girl is a baller.

The future is bright. The youngsters are also breaking into the team.

I think our best lineup is
Nnadozie
Akudo, Ohale, Demehin, Imuran
Abiodun, Ucheibe, Efih
Kanu, Oshaola, Ajibade

She will come off the bench.

[Otitokoro]

Men, this guy is a hoot.
You obviously don't know a lick about the SuperFalcons, so just hush, please.

No Toni Payne? That girl is a baller.

The future is bright. The youngsters are also breaking into the team.

I think our best lineup is
Nnadozie
Akudo, Ohale, Demehin, Imuran
Abiodun, Ucheibe, Efih
Kanu, Oshaola, Ajibade

She will come off the bench.

[Damunk]

I’ve got to say, I’ve been very impressed with Deborah Abiodun in the midfield.
I didn’t really appreciate the alarm when she was red-carded vs Canada at the WC, but now I understand.
I suspect she was the one who kept Ngozi Okobi - another favorite of mine - out of the squad.
I was first shocked, but now I see why.

This girl is somn else!

[sabb]

I swear, the kid na agba baller

[Adisboy]

I’ve got to say, I’ve been very impressed with Deborah Abiodun in the midfield.
I didn’t really appreciate the alarm when she was red-carded vs Canada at the WC, but now I understand.
I suspect she was the one who kept Ngozi Okobi - another favorite of mine - out of the squad.
I was first shocked, but now I see why.

This girl is somn else!

I was saying this when the world cup list came out. The last U20 has some of the most talent female players we've ever produced. See Abiodun, Sabastine, Onyeneide, Imuran, Demehin,Alani, etc. These girls are exceptional players. Also Randy seems to have improved Abiodun's game since she joined Pitt. Her perfomance was more mature and Zidane-like. In her last few Pitt's game you can see that maturity flowing through. Randy has really worked on this girl. On the whole, it seems we will be returning to the status quo at the summit of African women's football for the next 4 to 5 years. Also Madugu seems to be Randy's natual successor.

[Bigpokey24]

[Cellular]

I’ve got to say, I’ve been very impressed with Deborah Abiodun in the midfield.
I didn’t really appreciate the alarm when she was red-carded vs Canada at the WC, but now I understand.
I suspect she was the one who kept Ngozi Okobi - another favorite of mine - out of the squad.
I was first shocked, but now I see why.

This girl is somn else!

She is good.
I am hoping she keeps getting better.
She understands how the game ought to played. And outstands it at a very high level.

This is why we keep talking about investing in youth players and giving them a platform on the continental and world stage...
Without such a feeder program we will be searching for players...

[Ezesportsworld]

Scores

[Thunder]

Scores

Cape Verde 1 - Falcons 0 @52mind

[Egunje]

Scores

Cape Verde 1 - Falcons 0 @52mind

Full Time: Super Falcons 2 - Cape Verde 1

[Thunder]

Scores

Cape Verde 1 - Falcons 0 @52mind

Cape Verde 1 - Falcons 2 (FT)

[Damunk]

Scores

Cape Verde 1 - Falcons 0 @52mind

Cape Verde 1 - Falcons 2 (FT)

Excellent.

[ohenhen1]

Qualified for WAFCON. There is no need to replace the coach.

[Damunk]

Qualified for WAFCON. There is no need to replace the coach.

Can you keep kwayet!?!
Didn’t Eguavoen qualify for AFCON?
If it’s all about qualification and nothing else, then why did you sack Rohr?

[ohenhen1]

Eguavon didn’t qualify the team for Afcon, that was Rohr.

[Enugu II]

Eguavon didn’t qualify the team for Afcon, that was Rohr.

Ohenhen1

If qualification is the measure, why sack Peseiro then? Did he not qualify SE for AFCON? Just checking.