Nigeria’s senior female football team, Super Falcons, on Friday in Abuja, thrashed their Malian counterparts 8 – 0 in the final round return leg of the All African Games (AAG), qualifiers.
The Falcons has, therefore, secured a place at the AAG 2015 scheduled for Congo Brazzaville in September.
Fans were thrilled by the performance of their darling team at the Abuja National Stadium.
The match started on a fast note with the Nigerian side dictating the pace as Desire Oparanozie opened scoring three minutes into the game.
The visitors fired a shot through Binta Diarra in the 12th minute but Falcon’s goalkeeper Ibubeleye Whyte thwarted that effort.
In the 19th minute, Francisa Ordega gave the African Champions the second goal through a header from a corner-kick taken by Ngozi Okobi.
London-based Asisat Oshoala scored the third goal in the 39th minute after many unsuccessful attempts.
Oparanozie got a brace one minute before the end of first half through a smooth pass from Oshoala.
Few seconds into the second-half, a rampaging Oshoala netted another goal through a low shot that left Malian goalkeeper Samake Goundo frustrated.
In the 62nd minute, Ordega scored another goal after receiving a pass from Halimat Ayinde.
The seventh goal came from the boot of the Captain of the team, Evelyn Nwabuoku, after a well taken corner-kick by Esther Sunday.
Sunday was compensated in the 72nd minute when she scored the eighth goal for the Super Falcons.
The first leg of the match ended in a 1-1 draw in Bamako a fortnight ago.
