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Tolu Arokodare needed just over three minutes to make his mark on his Eredivisie debut for Ajax, setting up Jorthy Mokio in a 2-0 win at PEC Zwolle.
Uchenna Kanu came close to making it 1-1. Moments later, South Africa were 2-0 up. That brutal second-half swing defined Nigeria’s World Cup elimination.
Nigeria will miss the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time after South Africa defeated the Super Falcons 2-1 in a decisive qualification playoff in Casablanca.
Nigeria’s WAFCON title defence is over, but the World Cup fight is not. The Super Falcons face South Africa in Casablanca with only the winner preserving a route towards Brazil 2027.
Nigeria will still have representation in the WAFCON semi-finals, with CAF Media naming Eunice Akintoye to referee Algeria against Malawi in Rabat.
The WAFCON crown is gone. Now Nigeria must beat South Africa to keep their 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification campaign alive.
Cameroon ended Nigeria’s WAFCON title defence, but not their World Cup hopes. The Super Falcons must now beat South Africa and then survive FIFA’s inter-confederation play-off route.
Nigeria produced the greater attacking volume, but Cameroon scored the goal that mattered, winning 1–0 to knock the defending champions out of WAFCON and take a direct Brazil 2027 ticket.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons face Cameroon in Rabat on Sunday with their WAFCON title defence and a direct Women’s World Cup ticket hanging on one knockout night.
Nigeria’s AFCON 2027 qualification race is taking shape, with the Super Eagles drawn alongside Madagascar, Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau and reports pointing to Madagascar as their opening opponent in Uyo.