2018 AWCON: Falcons seek redemption against Zambia

2018 AWCON: Falcons seek redemption against Zambia ...Dosu Joseph charges team to go for a win By Admin The Super Falcons of Nigeria will seek to get their 2018 AWCON title charge back on track today when they battle Zambia in a crucial match. Thomas Dennerby’s side are eight-time winners of the tournament and are tipped to inch close to a double figure of success in Ghana but a 1-0 loss to South Africa in its opening match means nothing short of a win against Shepolopolo will almost mean elimination from the last four. The Falcons were unconvincing in their display and despite creating the best chance of the game when Desire Oparanozie shoots over the bar with the net agape after being set up by Asisat Oshoala, they succumbed to an 85th minute goal by Thembi Kgatlana. The Falcons established dominance at the tourney winning with large margins but that is no more and given the fact that Shepolololo were lethal in their 5-0 crushing of Equatorial Guinea in their previous match, Nigeria cannot afford to blink in this tie. Apart from the title, at stake are also places for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France next year which is reserved for the finalists in this tournament. Shepolopolo on their part, have already shown a glimpse of what they are capable of doing with the whitewash of the Guineans and in Racheal Kundananji , they have a striker that could wreck any side when she’s fired up. Irene Lungu and Mary Mwakapila, also have potential of matchwinners for the Southern African side. Their 5-0 win against the former champions, is rated as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournament and they would not hesitate to add Nigeria to their consumption list should the West Africans put up another lacklustre outing like the one on Sunday. Meanwhile, former Super Eagles goalkeeper Joseph Dosu has charged the Super Falcons to go all out for for victory in their match against Shepolopolo urging them to put behind them the loss to South Africa. The Atlanta ’96 Olympic gold medal winning member of Dream Team I urged the team not to relent in their target of winning the title despite the defeat to South Africa. He stressed the importance of the Falcons upturning their fortunes and keep their enviable record of qualifying for all the previous editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. “We lost the first game to South Africa and I believe the players know what that means, it is a wake up call and the next game for the Falcons is a redemption match, and it is a must win for them, so that they will also qualify for the Women World Cup 2019 in France,” Dosu told newtelegraph