Nigeria vs Morocco: Wafcon final match preview
Di nine-time champions and host kontri Morocco go put leg for one trouser as di two kontris go play for di trophy, prize money and pride.
Football fans and pundits dey tok bout dis ogbonge clash, while some say Nigeria na favourites odas say Morocco too na favourites sake of home advantage and na dem dey lead di goal scorers chat.
Dis na Morocco second final and first one back to back while na Nigeria first final since 2018.
Match facts
Both Nigeria and Morocco show class for di group stage, dem kontinue beta form for di quarter-finals and finish work for di semi-finals.
Di two teams cruise to di final of di 2024 Wafcon wit style
Wit dia back to back final di Atlas Lionesses don confam say dem no be small team for women's football for di continent.
Morocco get beta brilliant talents like captain Ghizlane Chebbak wey be di leading top scorer.
Ibtissam Jraidi wey fit change di game at any moment. difference at any moment. For Morocco , if dem win dis final e go show say dia football women's football don develop.
For Nigeria dem still be di powerhouse for women's football for Africa and dem get dia nine titles to show as evidence.
Dis final na opportunity for dem to make anoda history. Wit ogbonge players like Captain Rasheedat Ajibade wey don win three Women's Player of di Match award and Chinwendu Ihezuo wey be di top scorer for Nigeria wit three goals, di team dey determined to win.
Dis final go determine weda e go be di first time for Morocco or 10th for Nigeria - who go win Wafcon final?
Wetin di coaches tok
Di 21,000-seater Olympic Stadium for Rabat go host dis ogbonge final and di Head coach of Morocco Vilda, wey originally come from Spain Morocco's Spanish say "to play for front of our home crowd na beta source of energy. Dis stadium na more dan a pitch, na arena wia our dreams fit come to life."
Nigeria Head Coach, Justin Madugu, say dem need to beat di pressure from di host kontri.
"We know di stakes and how stong di Moroccan crowd be. But our players bin don experience am for major finals and know how to handle dis type of match."
Di two coaches end wit battle of words bifor di final.
Vilda say "Di match go dey intense, and evri detail go count... we need to dey ready to counter dia strengths, as we go impose our own pace." .
Madugu say "We know say Morocco na strong team, but we get our own game plan."
Kick-off na 9pm and we go do live updates
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