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Nine-time African champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria Thursday became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2024 Women African Nations Cup, WAFCON in Morocco.
It took the Justine Madugu-tutored ladies 89 minutes to break the back of the Botswana ladies who lost their second match in the competition and thus became the first team to crash out of the competition.
The drab match was heading to a draw before Chiwendu Ihezuo struck the lone goal that guaranteed the Super Falcons the maximum points on the 89th minute.
Ihezuo now has two goals to her credit after scoring the third goal in Super Falcons 3-0 trouncing of Tunisia in their opening game.
