2020 Olympics: Super Falcons To Face Coted'Ivoire or Mali If…

Falcons To Face Coted'Ivoire or Mali If…

By Niyi Busari

Super Falcons will face the winners between Mali and Coted'Ivoire in the second round of the 2020 Olympic qualifiers after the Nigeria senior women national team sail through Algeria later today, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

BSN Sports reports that the Thomas Dennerby-led side will today (Tuesday) at 4:00 pm play against Algeria at the Agege stadium in Lagos in the second leg of the Tokyo 2020 qualifier.

The nine –time African champions thumped their hosts 2-0 in the first leg in Blida on Wednesday and look to quickly shut the door against the North Africans at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday in order to start focusing on the second round of the series against either Cote d’Ivoire or Mali.

Mali, who host Tuesday’s return leg in Bamako, lost 0-3 to the Ivorians in Abidjan last week and have a mountain to surmount against the visitors, whose game has been steadily improving over the years.

An own goal by an Algerian defender and a second half strike by midfielder Amarachi Okoronkwo gave the Falcons the robust lead ahead of Tuesday’s home leg.

Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has even a stronger pack to choose from, with six foreign –based professionals having joined the squad for the return leg, led by FC Barcelona of Spain’s Asisat Oshoala. There are also defenders Ngozi Ebere and Osinachi Ohale, midfielder Ngozi Okobi and forwards Rasheedat Ajibade and Francisca Ordega.