AWCON 2022: Super Falcons of Nigeria Face Lionesses of Cameroon in Epic Quarterfinal Battle

• Nigeria vs Cameroon to hold on Thursday evening inside the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca
• Both teams will battle for a ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand
• Coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria Randy Waldrum has admitted it will be a tough encounter against the Lionesses

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will engage the Lionesses of Cameroon in a mouthwatering quarterfinal fixture at the ongoing Africa Women Cup of Nations in Morocco.

The winner of the encounter is guaranteed a place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

There are four automatic slots for Africa and teams that reach the semifinal of the AWCON tournament will go through.

The team adjudged to have finished fifth will be presented with another chance for a shot at a Playoff Tournament next year.

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The Lionesses will approach the encounter knowing they face a herculean task against superior Falcons, but the Cameroonians will target a third appearance at the FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria lost their opening encounter 2-1 to Banyana Banyana of South Africa which dimmed their shine at the tourney, but they bounced back winning their remaining two group games.

The Indomitable Lionesses also failed to win their opening fixture of the tournament as they drew with Zambia before they picked up to qualify for the quarter-final.

Thisday reports that both Nigeria and Cameroon represented Africa at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Canada and at the last edition in France three years ago.

“We are ready to face Cameroon,” said Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum, after his Super Falcons arrived in Morocco’s commercial and economic capital, Casablanca on Monday ahead of Thursday’s encounter.

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Morocco through to AWCON 2022 semis

Hosts Morocco have advanced to the semifinals of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Despite a tight-looking 2-1 victory over Botswana, their quarterfinal win was a relatively comfortable one.

They will now take on African women's football's rising giants Zambia in the first semifinal next Monday.

Waldrum apologises to Nigerian journalists

Sports Brief earlier reported that Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, has tendered an apology to Nigerian journalists for his comments about the media in the country.

Recall that Waldrum had ripped apart the Nigerian media right after his side defeated Botswana 2-0 at the ongoing Africa Women Cup of Nations in Morocco.

This came after Nigeria suffered a 2-1 loss to South Africa in their opening game of the tournament as he was criticised.