2028 Olympic Qualifier: Super Falcons To Face Morocco In Third Round

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face Morocco in the third round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifier.

The pairing was confirmed following the Super Falcons’ 7-0 aggregate win over Comoros in the second round.

In the second leg of the second round played on Tuesday in Ikenne, the Super Falcons thrashed Comoros 5-0 (the first leg ended 2-0).

Toni Payne and Uchenna Kanu each got a goal while Christy Ucheibe got one of the goals.

The first and second legs between the Super Falcons and Morocco will be played in February and March 2027 respectively.

Also Read: 2028 Olympics Qualifier: Super Falcons Deserved Victory Over Comoros — Eguavoen

To reach the thurd round of the qualifier, Morocco had a walkover against Congo Brazzaville who withdrew.

The last time the Super Falcons faced Morocco was in the WAFCON 2024 final which the Nigerian team came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and claim a record 10th title.

The Super Falcons would be targeting a fourth appearance at the Olympics after featuring at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 editions.

By James Agberebi

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