Super Falcons line Ghana, Portugal friendlies

The Trim Falcons maintain lined up two international friendlies towards Portugal and Ghana sooner than the 2025 African Females’s Cup of Countries (WAFCON) scheduled for Morocco, reports soccernet.ng.

The 2 games are the Trim Falcons’ remaining test games sooner than the championship billed to kick off on July 6. The Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) had earlier published that the nine-time African champions will face Portugal on June 23.

Quoting Trim Falcons’ meantime head coach, Justine Madugu, the represent acknowledged that Nigeria will lock horns with West African rivals, Ghana, in a 2nd test match in Morocco about a days earlier than the match kicks off.

The fixtures are share of a moderately planned construct-up programme, which also involves a 2-0 victory over Cameroon earlier this month, in Ogun Notify. The Falcons are expected to exhaust their pre-match coaching camp in Portugal earlier than relocating to Morocco.

Nigeria maintain been drawn in Personnel B for the match and can also face Tunisia, Algeria, and Botswana. The Trim Falcons’ opening match is scheduled for July 6 towards Tunisia on the enduring Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.

The Trim Falcons, who final lifted the continental trophy in 2018, will rely on a solid mix of seasoned internationals and rising abilities as they converse to reclaim the title.

Meanwhile, Ghana’s Dark Queens maintain commenced their WAFCON preparations in Benslimane, Morocco. They're positioned in Personnel C alongside defending champions South Africa, Mali, and Tanzania.

With a demanding personnel and rising competition across the continent, Nigeria’s warmth-up games towards high-tier opposition are expected to be mandatory in elegant-tuning their tactical setup and boosting morale sooner than what guarantees to be a fiercely contested match.

Aside Nigeria, easiest Equatorial Guinea (two titles) and South Africa (reigning champions) maintain gained the WAFCON trophy.