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Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face Morocco in the third round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifier.
The pairing was confirmed following the Super Falcons’ 7-0 aggregate win over Comoros in the second round.
In the second leg of the second round played on Tuesday in Ikenne, the Super Falcons thrashed Comoros 5-0 (the first leg ended 2-0).
Toni Payne and Uchenna Kanu each got a goal while Christy Ucheibe got one of the goals.
The first and second legs between the Super Falcons and Morocco will be played in February and March 2027 respectively.
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To reach the thurd round of the qualifier, Morocco had a walkover against Congo Brazzaville who withdrew.
The last time the Super Falcons faced Morocco was in the WAFCON 2024 final which the Nigerian team came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and claim a record 10th title.
The Super Falcons would be targeting a fourth appearance at the Olympics after featuring at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 editions.
By James Agberebi
