
It is a battle of the Women’s African Cup of Nations Group C teams at Stade Moulay Hassan Fus.
Nigeria vs South Africa
Today, we will witness the Group C wrath as Super Falcons will take on their arch rivals Banyana Banyana in Group C match at Stade Moulay Hassan Fus in Rabat at 19h00.
Nigeria qualified by doing away with Ghana, beating Ivory Coast 3-0 in tricky game. Super Falcons won the WAFCON at the first attempt in 1991 , and then again in 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The only WAFCON they didn’t win was in 2008 as they finished 3rd place and 2012 they finished in the 4th place. Super Falcons are the best team in women’s football and they have shown their dominance in the global stage as they reached quarter finals in the 1999 World Cup and 2004 Olympics.
Banyana Banyana thrashed Mozambique 13-0 on aggregate before getting maximum points against Algeria with 2 -0 win at home and a draw of 1-1 away from home. The Desire Ellis side have produced talents for generations even though they have never lifted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. They have failed to lift the WAFCON, losing in finals in 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018. They qualified for Fifa World Cup for the first time in 2019.
Banyana beat Super Falcons in the group stage of WAFCON 2018 before losing on penalties to them at the final. They have beaten Super Falcons 4-2 at the Aisha Buhari Cup. They have players and experienced overseas players in their squad. Thembi Kgatlana will be looking to guide the upcoming players to victory.
Burundi vs Botswana
Later today, Burundi will welcome Botswana at Stade Moulay Hassan Fus in Rabat at 22h00.
The Swallows were thrown a lifetime in qualifying games as they had it easy and won convincingly against Eritrea and Djibouti. Burundi is one the teams that have the least 6 experienced.
Botswana played their first international game in 2002 and they lost 14-0 to South Africa. The Mares were runners up in the 2020 Cosafa Cup Championship and they will be participating for the first time in the WAFCON. Zebras they don’t have much experienced they will be relying on their star player Lesego Radiakanyo. Their road to this year’s edition of the WAFCON, they won against Angola 7-1, also drew against Zimbabwe and qualified for their first WAFCON on away goal rule.