Super Falcons beat Tunisia 3-0 as race for 10th title begins

Aesthetic Falcons’ quest for a tenth African Ladies folks’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) title started, the day prior to this, with a 3-0 spanking of their Tunisian counterparts in their opening game.   Enjoying on the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, the Nigerians were hoping to overcome their semifinal exit closing day day out in 2022. And so that they feature out to manufacture real that with the gap purpose within the third minute thru Assisat Oshoala, who connected with an Omorinsola Babajide’s smartly-delivered freekick to fetch hay.   No longer done with the lone purpose lead, the women ramped up the tension and were duly rewarded within the Forty fifth minute of the predominant half, as Babajide turned purpose scorer, beating the Tunisian goalkeeper for the 2d.   Nigeria had probabilities to set the game to bed, however couldn’t convert, and returnee Ashleigh Plumptre tried her luck with a floating strike from distance, however the Tunisian goalkeeper managed to tip the ball over the bar.   The sustained tension, however, paid off within the eightieth minute when Chinwendu Ihezuo found the bottom nook with a aloof left-footed lift out to prolong the lead.

The 9-time African champions will face Botswana in their subsequent community fixture on Wednesday.