Big Match Preview As Super Falcons Face Tough African Giants in AWCON 3rd Place Battle

Super Falcons of Nigeria and the Zambian national female team will go into big battle on Thursday night, 22 July, in the third place of the 2022 African Women's Cup of Nations.

Already, the Super Falcons are aware that they won't be able to defend their title again in this tournament following their defeat in the semifinal against Morocco who tried all they could to win.

Nigerian girls played 50 minutes of the encounter with 9 women and they were still able to force Morocco to penalties after 120 minutes before losing 5-4.

Players of the Super Falcons were hailed by Nigerians despite the defeat and they have been charged to soar when they face Zambia.

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Zambia despite having Grace Chanda who is one of the best female midfielders were defeated by South Africa who will not be facing Morocco in the final.

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So far in this tournament, Zambia have been a good side and they will want to make their fans happy when they meet the Super Falcons.

Head to head

Nigeria dominated the previous encounters against Zambia, winning both meetings by an aggregate score of 10-0.

The Super Falcons claimed a 6-0 win in their first face-off at the 2014 edition and defeated the Copper Queens 4-0 at Ghana 2018.

9pm is the kickoff time for this encounter.

Ifeoma Onumonu looking sad after losing penalty emerges as her teammates relax inside pool

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how emotional photo has emerged on social media where Super Falcons star Ifeoma Onumonu was spotted looking sad while her teammates were busy relaxing in the pool in Morocco.

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This was hours after the Super Falcons suffered a defeat against Morocco in the semifinal of the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations in Ifeoma Onumonu lost a penalty.

Nigerian players labored in this encounter and played 50 minutes with 9 women before they eventually forced the tie into penalties after 120 minutes ended 1-1.

When the Super Falcons were 2-woman down, the Moroccans tried all their best to take the advantage, but they were unable to break down the defense of the Nigerians.