Nigeria and South African female national teams will be seeking to kick off the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations on decent remarks when they square off against each other in their opening game of the tournament, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The Super Falcons will be going into the contest off the back of their impressive 2-2 draw against Canada in their last warm-up game, and they will be looking for a victory over the South African ladies to begin the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations on a winning note.

Banyana Banyana, on the other hand, will enter the contest off the back of their disappointing 5-1 loss to the Netherlands, in their last warm-up game, and they will be looking for a victory over the Super Falcons of Nigeria to return to the winning ways.

Earlier before, Nigeria lost 4-2 to South Africa at last year's Aisha Buhari Cup, which is worrying given that the Super Falcons are in a group with Banyana Banyana and could have an uphill battle if they lose again to Desiree Ellis' side.

Star striker Asisat Oshoala has been struggling to score for the Super Falcons and also battling with injuries while at Barcelona.

There is never an easy time to face Nigeria, but the likes of Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia can certainly feel more confident against the Super Falcons now than they would have 20 years ago.

How did they qualify? The Super Falcons were controversially drawn against fellow title contenders Ghana in the first round of qualifying, edging them out 2-1 on aggregate. They faced another tricky tie against Ivory Coast thereafter, but prevailed 3-0.

Team News: The super Falcons coach, Randy Wuldrum could use Chiamaka Nnadozie as the first choice goal keeper of the team while Onome Ebi could play in the defense line alongside Glory Ogbonna, Osinachi Ohale and Ashleigh Plumptre.

The midfield could contain the likes of Rasheedat Ajibade, Rita Chiwelu and Toni Oyedupe while the likes of Francisca Ordega, Gift Monday and Asisat Oshoala could be the attackers.

History: The Super Falcons won the AWCON at the first attempt in 1991 and then again in 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The only AWCON tournaments that they did not win were in 2008, when they finished third, and 2012, when they were fourth. In other words, Nigeria have never failed to win an AWCON hosted outside of Equatorial Guinea.

Nigeria have also been Africa's most consistent representatives on the global stage. They reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics.