The Super Falcons of Nigeria secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Tanzania’s Twiga Stars in a closed-door pre-WAFCON 2026 friendly at the Lenoria Sports Complex in Casablanca, Morocco.
Meanwhile Doris Boaduwaa bagged a hat-trick as the Black Queens defeated Malawi 4-0 in their final friendly match ahead of the 2026 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
For Nigeria, Skipper Rasheedat Ajibade opened the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing brilliantly after being set up by Rinsola Babajide to give Nigeria an early lead. Tanzania fought back and found an equaliser in the 85th minute through Opah Clement, drawing the Twiga Stars level and setting up a tense finish.
However, the Super Falcons responded almost immediately. Esther Okoronkwo came off the bench to score the winning goal in the 89th minute, converting a pass from Rasheedat Ajibade to seal victory for Justin Madugu’s side.
In the Malawi game, Boaduwaa scored in the 8th minute, the second in the 37th minute and sealed her treble in the two minutes into the second stanza.
The other Black Queens goal was a composed finish from Sharon Sampson in the 74th minute after a good team move.
The friendly matches served as part of preparations for both Malawi and Nigeria for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.
Zambia will begin its WAFCON campaign against Egypt on Tuesday, July 28, with kick-off set for 18h00 local time.
WAFCON 2026 Preparation matches| Results
Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania
(Rasheedat Ajibade 14’, Esther Okoronkwo 88’| Opa Clement 79’)
Ghana 4-0 Malawi
(Doris Boaduwaa 8’, 40’, 47’, Sharon Sampson 74’)
