Nigeria vs Algeria Wafcon 2024 match preview
Di final Group B match go happun for di Larbi Zaouli stadium, Casablanca around 20: 00 (8:00pm) local time.
While di Super Falcons of Nigeria don already qualify for di quarter-finals dem dey hope to beat Algeria to finish strong and top Group B.
For di La vertes dey also hope to top di group if dem win di match against Nigeria.
Nigeria get six points afta dem win Tunisia and Botswana while Algeria get four points afta dem beat Botswana and play goalless draw wit Tunisia.
Tunisia get only one point while Botswana get zero point.
Match facts
Nigeria don reach di knockout stage of all di 13 Wafcon editions.
Na di first time since 2014 dem dey start wit back to back wins.
Dem neva lose any final group stage match for Wafcon.
Chinwendu Ihezuo donscore for di two matches wen she come from bench.
If Nigeria win dem go complete 100 percent group stage win record for di seventh time.
Algeria don get 4 points from dis Wafcon, dia best return for a single edition.
Dem don already qualify for di quarter-finals but if dem win dem go end as group winners.
Dem don lose dia final group game for wach of di Wafon editions.
Dem fit finish di group stage witout any lose for dis first time.
Wetin di coaches tok
Algeria
Algeria Coach Farid Benstiti wey don dey coach di team since 2023 tok say
" We want to come out strong to beat Nigeria so dat pipo go take us serious for di quarter-finals."
Di former head coach of di PSG women's team, dey come wit plenti experience. Since im take ova di team, Algeria don shown signs of progress, among di tins im don achieve na to qualify for di 2024 Wafcon finals afta dem miss di ast two editions.
Nigeria
Nigeria Super Falcons coach, Justin Madugu tell tori pipo say wen teams go out to play for competitions pipo dey always come up wit different records but dat one no be our major worry for now.
Di most important record na to win all your games and set di most important record at di end of di tournament. But na good tin say di team no dey concede goals, e show say we dey strong for defence. We need to work on areas wey we know say we need to do beta as we dey improve wit subsequent games."
E dey expected say coach Justin Madugu fit field some first-timers wey fit help Nigeria Super Falcons sustain dia legacy for dis Wafcon 2024.
Dis na Algeria sixth appearance for di tournament. Even though dem dey consistent to qualify evritime, dis Les Vertes still dey struggle to establish diasef as one of di biggest sides for di continent.
Stats show say dem neva pass di group stage bifor, and dis fit be di first time dem go pass di group stage while dia opponent Nigeria na nine - time winners.
We dey bring una live updates for here
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
BBC News
21 hours ago
- BBC News
The women powering up African arm wrestling
It is a battle of power and recognition. A growing number of women across Africa are aiming to change the perception that arm wrestling is a male sport - and are enjoying the benefits and opportunities that come with Sport Africa went to speak to some of those leading the charge at the Africa Armwrestling Championship in Abuja, by Emmanuel AkindubuwaEdited by Abba Auwalu
The Sun
3 days ago
- The Sun
Every female athlete will be forced to take gender test before World Athletics Championships after Imane Khelif row
EVERY female athlete must undergo a cheek swab to confirm their gender before they can compete at the World Athletics Championships. World Athletics – the governing body of track-and-field – has confirmed that athletes must pass the gene test to compete in women's events before the global meet in September. 3 3 All athletes wishing to compete in the female category at the World Championships are required to undergo a once-in-a-lifetime test for the SRY gene – a reliable proxy for determining biological sex. This follows the controversy surrounding the gold medals won by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which sparked furore across the globe. During Khelif's run to the final, she was embroiled in a bitter gender row, having been banned from International Boxing Association competition in 2023. The IOC - which replaced the Russia-led IBA as the Olympic's boxing governing body - were warned about the tests and urged to remove Khelif from the competition. The new regulations come into effect on 1 September 2025 and will be applied to the Athletics Championships in Tokyo that begins on 13 September. The test is non-invasive in the form of a DNA cheek swab or blood test, whichever is more convenient. Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, says the organisation are determined to "protect and the promote of the integrity of women's sport." He added: "We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "It was always very clear to me and the World Athletics Council that gender cannot trump biology. The new regulations follow recommendations from the Gender Diverse Athlete Working Group approved by Council in March 2025. In February, a World Athletics working group on gender diverse athletes said that the required test will be for the SRY gene – and, if required, testosterone levels – either via cheek swab with any necessary follow-up, or via dry blood spot analysis. The test will look for the SRY gene which is part of the Y chromosome and causes male characteristics to develop. Coe, 68, is set to stand down as head of World Athletics when his third and final tenure ends in 2027. When previously asked if he was prepared for any criticism over perceived intrusiveness, Coe replied: 'No. Neither of these are invasive. 'They are necessary and they will be done to international medical standards. 'This has been a widely-held and pretty exhaustive review and overwhelmingly the view has come back that this is absolutely the way to go within caveats." 3
The Guardian
3 days ago
- The Guardian
As England's Lionesses roared, Nigeria's queens of Africa made football history
Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. On Sunday, depending on which hemisphere you live in, you are likely to have seen or heard about a squad of supremely talented women pulling off a remarkable comeback to bring home silverware to a proud country. Congrats to England's triumphant Lionesses, who retained the Euros trophy. But here, it's all about Nigeria's Super Falcons. I checked in with Eromo Egbejule, our west Africa correspondent, to talk about last weekend's electric Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final, which Nigeria won for the 10th time. Like all great matches, the final had the burden of heavy expectation bearing down on it. The stakes were greater than just claiming the trophy: for Morocco, it was about winning on home turf, in front of families and thousands of supporters. The squad, which seemed on the brink of another global tournament watershed after the men's team reached the semi-final of the World Cup for the first time, were in pole position for most of the match. The Atlas Lionesses were winning 2-0 until the 64th minute before conceding three goals, the last one a devastating two minutes before the final whistle. Despite the sense that Morocco's moment had finally come, Nigeria's Super Falcons raised the trophy again. It was their 10th from a total of 14 tournaments – a dominance, which had been interrupted three years ago by South Africa, providing ample motivation this time out. So intense is the rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa that Eromo says the Super Falcons' victory over Banyana Banyana in the semi-final had 'felt like the final'. The reception in Nigeria was, of course, celebratory. People are 'definitely, definitely happy', Eromo says. 'The Falcons have always been popular because they are very very dominant.' But a new element of this tournament has widened their appeal: social media. 'A couple of players have been posting on Snapchat,' Eromo says, which has brought the team closer to a new generation of supporters. Of those players, Michelle Alozie, right back and also, remarkably, a cancer research technician, is such a prolific poster that she came under fire for her 'unserious' habit. After Nigeria won, she uploaded a story from the pitch with the caption 'now let me post in peace'. It was the first African tournament outing for Alozie and the MVP of the final, Esther Okoronkwo, both of whom have large social media followings. What makes the Super Falcons so super? Eromo ascribes Nigeria's success to two factors. The first is simply a head start – Nigerian women's football developed at an international level earlier than other African countries. And Nigeria, in general, was one of the early African movers. (I am of the generation that still remembers, with cinematic detail, the heartbreaking Italian goal that denied Nigeria a historic spot in the men's World Cup quarter-finals in 1994.) The other factor is one that Eromo describes as a mental edge. 'Nigerians thrive in chaos,' he suggests, half in jest and half with a sort of national pride, in reference to a playing style that bewilders and scatters the strategic plans of their opponents. The rest, he says, can be attributed to living in the diaspora: Nigerian players have acquired valuable experience while playing for teams in Europe and the US. Some of the Super Falcons form part, or have been part, of teams such as Paris FC, Barcelona and Houston Dash. Winners – but not without challenge Sign up to The Long Wave Nesrine Malik and Jason Okundaye deliver your weekly dose of Black life and culture from around the world after newsletter promotion Despite the emphatic win, Eromo insists it was not business as usual. 'During the first couple of games, Nigeria did all right – but then it was hard. You could tell that other teams were stepping up.' Indeed, Equatorial Guinea have won the trophy previously, as have South Africa, and then Morocco flew to the final, buoyed up by their home crowd. Now Nigeria's dominance is no longer a sure thing and other African countries are making big investments in their teams and in women's football in general. Eromo says Morocco, in particular, are developing quickly, thanks in part to a sports sector that pays players well at a local league level. And so it is among a trio of strong challengers to Nigeria. Where there is football, there is politics Eromo suggests the one factor curdling that 'definite, definite' happiness is how some in Nigeria are a bit hesitant about the country's president appropriating the win as good PR for his unpopular leadership. Bola Tinubu asked the Super Falcons to bring the trophy to Abuja so he could welcome them home – all of which seems 'natural to do', Eromo says. But it is seen as 'the president trying to whitewash his performance', which includes economic policies that have not trickled down. 'More people are hungrier than ever, and the security situation is still in chaos. There's a lot of state propaganda floating around. This is seen as another example of Tinubu trying to gain goodwill ahead of the next election.' This is a moment that should belong to the Super Falcons and, in a wider sense, African women's football. Every tournament introduces a new crop of talented players to the continent, and overshadows what are usually more dominant western competitions. I mention to Eromo that the Wafcon final took place within the same 24 hours as the Women's Euro competition. 'To be honest, I didn't know the Euros final was even on until I started hearing about another Michelle,' he says. Not Alozie but Michelle Agyemang, the England forward of Ghanaian descent who was named young player of the tournament. The big week of women's football was truly a global, diasporic affair. To receive the complete version of The Long Wave in your inbox every Wednesday, please subscribe here.
