Nigeria’s Super Falcons booked a spot in the third spherical of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers after thrashing Comoros 5-0 on the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, yesterday to finish a 7-0 combination victory.
Inter Milan ahead Toni Payne and Cruz Azul striker Uchenna Kanu scored twice every, whereas Christy Ucheibe transformed a penalty as Nigeria produced a dominant second-half efficiency to seal qualification.
Payne opened the scoring in the forty first minute after Kanu capitalised on a goalkeeping error and squared the ball for her to complete. Nigeria went into half-time with a 1-0 lead however suffered a setback when captain Rasheedat Ajibade was stretchered off with an ankle harm in tears. Folashade Ijamilusi changed her.
Kanu doubled Nigeria’s lead in the 58th minute, heading house a cross from Ijamilusi. Five minutes later, substitute Blessing Okpe beat two Comoros defenders earlier than organising Payne, who scored her second purpose of the match.
Ijamilusi offered one other help in the 66th minute, crossing for Kanu to go in her second purpose and Nigeria’s fourth. Okpe then received a penalty after being fouled contained in the field, permitting Ucheibe to transform from the spot in the 71st minute.
Okpe, who got here on at half-time for Gift Monday, completed the match with an help and the penalty-winning run. Nigeria additionally stored clear sheets in each legs of the tie, underlining their defensive energy as they progressed to the following spherical.
The Super Falcons will face Morocco in a two-legged third-round tie scheduled for March 2027. Winning the encounter would transfer Nigeria nearer to securing a fifth look on the Olympic Games girls’s soccer match.
