Super Falcons beat Comoros 7-0 on aggregate and set up Morocco in Olympic qualifying
Toni Payne and Uchenna Kanu scored twice each in a 5-0 second leg in Ikenne. The win was soured by an injury to captain Rasheedat Ajibade.
The Super Falcons did what was expected of them against Comoros, and then some. After a 2-0 first-leg win on Friday, with second-half goals from Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu, Nigeria scored five in the return game in Ikenne on Tuesday to finish the tie 7-0 on aggregate.
How the goals came
Toni Payne opened the scoring just before half-time. Kanu headed in a second just before the hour, Payne added her second after a cut-back from Blessing Okpe, and Kanu got her second with another header, this time from a Folashade Ijamilusi cross. Christy Ucheibe completed the scoring from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute after Okpe was brought down in the box.
Kanu finished the tie with three goals across the two legs. For a side that went out of WAFCON 2026 at the quarter-final stage, a clinical week like this matters. Our WAFCON review looks at what went wrong in the summer.
The worry: Ajibade
The result came at a cost. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade landed heavily on her right foot after a collision midway through the first half, in what looked like an ankle injury. She could not continue and was stretchered off, with Ijamilusi coming on. ESPN reported that team officials sent her for an MRI scan. We have not seen a diagnosis yet, and we will not guess at one.
Morocco next
Morocco went through to the third round after Congo withdrew. The tie is scheduled for March 2027, which gives Eguavoen a long gap and an uncomfortable question: Morocco have been one of the strongest sides in African women's football in recent years, and Nigeria may face them without their captain.
Comoros were never going to tell us much about where this team is. Morocco will.
Sources
- Rasheedat Ajibade injury sours Nigeria Super Falcons' advancement in Olympic qualifiers · ESPN (opens in a new tab)
- Super Falcons crush Comoros 5-0, set up clash with Morocco · allAfrica (opens in a new tab)
- LA 2028 Olympic qualifiers: Super Falcons thrash Comoros 5-0 to face Morocco in round 3 · Leadership (opens in a new tab)
- Nigeria's Super Falcons beat Comoros 2-0 in Olympic qualification match · Channels Television (opens in a new tab)
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