Nigeria’s Super Falcons have advanced to the next round of the African qualifiers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after recording a 5-0 victory over Comoros in the second leg of their second-round tie on Tuesday. The emphatic win at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, handed…...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have advanced to the next round of the African qualifiers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after recording a 5-0 victory over Comoros in the second leg of their second-round tie on Tuesday.
The emphatic win at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, handed the 10-time African champions a 7-0 aggregate triumph, having secured a 2-0 victory in the first leg.
Oyedupe Payne broke the deadlock in the 41st minute before Uchenna Kanu doubled Nigeria’s lead in the 58th minute as the Falcons took control of the encounter.
Payne struck again six minutes later to complete her brace and extend the hosts’ advantage to 3-0.
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Kanu followed suit in the 67th minute, scoring her second goal of the match before Christy Ucheibe converted a penalty four minutes later to round off the scoring.
The victory confirmed Nigeria’s progression to the next qualifying round, where they will face Morocco in their quest to secure a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
The Falcons returned to Olympic women’s football at Paris 2024 after a 16-year absence and will be hoping to secure consecutive appearances at the Games.
Africa has two slots in the women’s football tournament at Los Angeles 2028, leaving Nigeria with more qualifying hurdles to overcome before booking their place.