Nigeria’s Super Falcons rallied to beat Cameroon 3-1 in their pre-2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations friendly at the Military Stadium, Yaoundé on Tuesday, reports Completesports.com.
The Indomitable Lionesses, who claimed victory in the first friendly between the two sides last Saturday, went ahead after just seven minutes through Christiane.
Chiwendu Ihezuo however restored parity for the Super Falcons in the 32nd minute.
Ihezuo nodded home from inside the box after she saw set up by Omorinsola Babajide’s delightful cross.
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Nigeria took the lead for the first time in the game two minutes before the interval through Babajide.
The AS Roma winger was left unmarked in the box, and she slotted the ball past the Cameroon goalkeeper.
The Super Falcons continued their dominance after the break, and got the third through right-back Michelle Alozie four minutes after the hour mark.
Alozie nodded home captain Rasheedat Ajibade’s cross from inside the box.
Justine Madugu’s side created further chances in the game, but failed to add to their lead.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Super Falcons have shown their class and clearly the Cameroon ladies are not in the top league that the Falcons belong!
I don’t place much regard to results of friendlies because Coaches should use these to try fringe and new players and experiment more and that is why I never gave much credence to Cameroon’s 1-0 win last Saturday, and moreso Cameroon was playing at Home, and have all the ” home advantages.”
When the chips are down, Cameroon lionesses are not a match to Nigerian Super Falcons at any competitive level. I have no fear about the Madugu ladies!
Cameroon 1:3 Nigeria – Retrospective Review
The Super Falcons, in defeating Cameroon in the second leg of these pre-Wafcon friendlies returned to winning ways albeit in a cloud of worrisome precipitation.
The Super Falcons had to rely on established legs to do the business with Alozie, Ihezuo, Nnadozie, Ohale and other members of the established elite guard all coming good.
Isn’t it time by now for fresher fabulous rookies to making a strong case for themselves?
The only goal that the team conceded that emanated from the porous left fullback position shows still that we cannot do without the iconic Ashleigh Plumptre who was absent for these.encounters.
On a brighter side, the crosses are back,.oh yes indeed! Crosses of decimated our opponents in the last Wafcon, crosses decimated Cameroon yesterday.
We scored 3 glorious goals from crosses and it could have been more, way more.
When we put our strongest squad out, we were unstoppable, but when will we stop over-reliance on the same legs over like 6 years now?
The team showed grit, character and resourcefulness to bounce back from early adversity in flamboyant style which was pleasing for me to see.
Most of the players still have the stomach for the fight. What I saw in them was a collection willing to make a mark in the Wafcon proper.
But, for that to happen, I humble advocate for injection of fresh legs who can have the potential to hit the ground running like Tosin Demehin and Deborah Abiodun did almost 4 years ago now.
Only then can the team has the strength in depth needed to reclaim its rightful place of dominance in the coming Wafcon in style.
Hello mate,your call for injection of fresh legs into the team is highly welcomed,from what coach Aduku’s team displayed in the under20 category play-offs so far,I wouldn’t be surprised a few of them are able to break into the super falcons in a couple of years.
They’re that good.
Factually integrating young talent gives them necessary experience to grow into future pillars of the team,fostering a mix of experience and potential.
Right now there seems to be no quality talent on ground to displace the old legs unfortunately,so we may have to get stuck with them for a few years.
Sorry, excuse me?!?!
“Right now, there seems to be no quality talent on ground to displace the old legs, unfortunately.”
Greenturf Bro, you might want to rethink that statement. The only reason why there are no “quality talents on ground” is because the grounds for inviting quality young talents are grounded in controversy, leaving the ground in Cameroon to be populated more familiar faces.
You go to the grounds of Turkey, USA, England, Isreal and other parts of the globe and you will find it littered with young Nigerian talents itching to blow out of your television screen.
Instead we are grounding out team with Okobi-Okobi.
I will stop here as I don’t want to be drawn into this conversation as I do not want to be seen to disrepect anyone, particularly Okobi who has served our country well with her sweat, tears and breath over the years but the coaches should learn to plan ahead.
Have a nice day…. Mate!
I do agree with you but don’t think we have the kind of coach that is willing to go that route. By the way I have my doubts about the ability of the coach. Don’t get me wrong, I think he is good enough to win the WAFCON, but what happens when we get to the World Cup next year.
I thought the team should be playing better than the did at the last one. But truth be told, there is regression in standard of play. Falcons should be dominating teams after all they’ve been together for long and should have a better chemistry now.
Our focus should go beyond winning in Africa. We need a coach that will unearth the world beaters potential in Falcon.
The problem of bringing new players is not what these coaches don’t know, but corruption has eaten deep into the system that only a foreigner with guts can say no to nff/agents involvement in national teams selections.
We heard how Waldrum refused nff interference during his time with SF and because of that, they dropped his assistant during last womens World Cup, the interview is on YouTube.
Amaju himself have boasted during an interview that they have slots, and he mentioned telling Rohr that during 2018 WC selection.
So what is new here.
Madugu has been in the female football setup for a long time, it’s left for him to look at himself and decide whether he wants to set a legacy for himself or just a man who ones coach the SF.
My question is, have we suddenly stopped having american born nigerians willing to play for the SF….?
Its rather funny that since the last batch recruited by Waldrum and nearly 4 years after our stellar performance at the 2023 WWC, we have not had any new recruits from that side.
A mere coincidence……???