'Evrione wan make dis title come back' - Nigeria eye 10th Wafcon win
Di Super Falcons don gbab 48 wins from 61 games across 12 editions of di finals since 1998 but di team ogbonge winning streak don fade recently even though dem still be di top ranked side for Africa.
Afta dem fall short for 2022, wey make dem face semi-final defeat, di Super Falcons dey enta Morocco dis month wit unfinished business.
Di for now head coach, Justin Madugu wey take ova from Randy Waldrum for September afta dem comot from di 2024 Olympic Games, e dey confident say di West Africans, dey sure say di West Africans fit reclaim dia crown.
Madugu tell BBC Sport Africa, "Wit di potential wey dey for di kontri, I fit tell you say we dey ready."
"Our goal na to win di trophy and carry am come back home."
Madugu bin dey work as Waldrum assistant bifor and don name squad wey get combination of youth and experience.
Asisat Oshoala, wey be di six time African women player of di year, four-time Wafcon winner Francisca Ordega and Chiamaka Nnadozie, wey dem call di continent best goalkeeper twice, na im dey name for di squad wey go play for di delayed 2024 competition.
Madugu say, "as at now, na we be di number one for Africa".
"Apart from dat, we don win dis tournament plenty times and we understand di hopes and expectations wey dey ground."
But almost half of di players from 2022, no go dey di tean dis time and dat include di former captain Desire Oparanozie and Madugu gree say yes, im squad na "work in progress".
Nigeria lose three matches for di last tournament, dem lose to di pipo wey end up to win South Africa, Morocco and Zambia nad go down to fourth place finish, wey mark dia worst Wafcon performance.
Na sad reminder say di rest of Africa don catch up.
A legacy under pressure
Di Super Falcons' golden era go back to 1991 wen Wafcon wey dat time dem dey call di African Women Championship - bin first dey introduced.
Nigeria win dat first edition- and den dem win seven of di next eight tournaments.
Dia ninth title happun for 2018 wen dem sama South Africa 4-3 on penalties afta goalles draw afta extra time.
Experienced forward Ordega wey just come back to di squad afta ova one year out, believe say di West Africans get di right blend wey e take to succeed for Morocco.
Di 31 year old tell BBC Sport Africa, "evrione wan dis title to come back",
"Most of dis girls neva play (Wafcon) bifor and I tink dem really wan win. Evribodi wan make name for demselves".
Nigeria don brand dia bid to win di tenth one for di finals as 'Mission X', wit Rasheedat Ajibade wey be one of di joint top scorers for di 2022 tournament wey dey captiain di side.
But di midfielder dey reason say e go meen ogbonge work for her side claim back dia continental crown.
Ajibade admit say, "even wit di talent for our team, we neva get much time to bond. Di small time wey we get now, we hope say we fit pull out sometin".
Nigeria go start dia bid wit group stage matches against Tunisia, Botswana and Algeria.
Preparations for di tournament meet di Super Falcons as dem win dia friendly matches against Algeria and Cameroon bifor dem get goalless draw agaisnt Portugal for Lisbon and 3-1 victory ova Ghana.
Kasala go spoil di team shine?
While Nigeria players dey used to dey fight hard ofr field, but most of di strongest kasala from dem na for off di field.
Recently, gbas-gbos ova unpaid bonuses, poor travel arrangements and lack of support from di Nigeria Football Federation don scata camps, spoil relationships and make headlines for all di wrong reasons.
Even wit ogbonge performance for di 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup wia dem reach di round of 16 and carry finalists England go penaly shootout, di team go back house to face unfinished administrative wahala.
Nnadozie, Nigeria first choice goalkeeper and di breakout star from dat World Cup tok about di mental palava to dey constantly dey fight for two fronts.
Di 24 year old wey recently sign wit Brighton afta she comot French club Paris FC, tok say, "e leave us to do wetin we sabi how to do wella".
"We go go Morocco to work hard and try bring back di trophy to Nigeria".
Michelle Alozie, wey dey play for Houston Dash for di USA National Women SOccer League (NWSL) gree wit wetin Nnadozie outlook.
Di 28 year old forward tok say, "adversity dey make us stronger, bring us closer togeda and help us fight for each oda on di field and off am.
"Obviously we bin dey very disappointed for di last Wafcon and we wan do di best for di team, for our kontri."
But some fans dey fear say decorated names like Oshoala and Ordega fit don pass dia prime and suppose make room for fresh legs for di current set-up.
Oshoala for instance neva score for 11 NWSL outings for Bay FC dis season even though she manage to score against Ghana for di team last warm up match.
Madugu insist say, "Asisat na jewel for Nigerian football, you no fit discount her accomplishment and relevance.
"For men, dem go say di younger id beta. But wit women di psychology dey differnet. Di older, di beta.
"Wen you check some of di top women football kotris like id USA and Germany, dia best players na di more experienced ones."
Victory for Morocco no go just be return to di summit of African football, for millions of Nigerians, na one of di rare times wey unity go dey bicos of national pride.
Nigeria Wafcon 2024 group fixtures
Sunday, 6 July: Nigeria vs Tunisia (16:00 GMT)
Thursday, 10 July: Nigeria vs Botswana (19:00 GMT)
Sunday, 13 July: Nigeria v Algeria (19:00 GMT)
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