18-07-2025
Copper Queens looking to clip Super Falcons' wings
LUSAKA - The knockout stages of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations are finally getting underway, four days after the conclusion of the group campaign.
Kicking off the quarter-finals are record nine-time champions Nigeria and Zambia.
The Super Falcons enter the tie as clear favourites, thanks to their impressive form in 2025 boasting four wins and two draws from six matches.
Despite Nigeria's dominance in the tournament's history, the Copper Queens have reason to believe. They famously defeated the Super Falcons in their last WAFCON encounter in 2022.
Zambian football journalist Calvin Chikenge noted the growing interest in women's football, saying that more young girls are now taking the sport seriously as a career a major shift from the past, where this was rarely the case.
