Super Falcons beat Zambia to revive WAFCON campaign
Defending champions Nigeria revived their WAFCON campaign by defeating Zambia in a hard-fought Group C match, earning three crucial points after their opening-match setback against Malawi.
Defending champions Nigeria revived their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign in Morocco by defeating Zambia in a hard-fought Group C match. Following their opening-match setback against Malawi, tactical squad rotations proved decisive as the Super Falcons earned three crucial points ahead of their final group stage fixture.
The victory over Zambia keeps Nigeria’s title defence alive. The team will now face their final group stage fixture with confidence, knowing that a win will secure qualification for the knockout stages. The tactical rotations made by the coaching staff proved decisive, suggesting that the team has learned from its opening-match defeat.
This echoes the 2012 WAFCON, when Nigeria also recovered from an early setback. The mechanism then was different, but the result was the same: a team showing resilience.
The winners: the Super Falcons, who have revived their campaign; and Nigerian football fans, who have hope. The losers: Zambia, who lost; and the Nigerian public, who have high expectations.
Bottom Line: The Super Falcons have beaten Zambia to revive their WAFCON campaign. The title defence is still alive. The question is whether the team can go all the way.