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  1. Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu scored second-half goals as the Super Falcons beat Comoros 2-0 in Ikenne on Friday, 9 October 2026.
  2. The win came in interim coach Augustine Eguavoen's first competitive match in charge, and Joy Igbokwe made her senior debut.
  3. The return leg is at Remo Stars Stadium on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, and the aggregate winner meets Morocco in the third round in February and March 2027.
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AFCON · 3 min read

Alozie and Kanu give Super Falcons 2-0 first-leg win over Comoros in Ikenne

Second-half goals from Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu earned Nigeria a 2-0 win over Comoros in Ikenne on Friday. The return leg is on Tuesday, 13 October.

Second-half goals from Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu gave the Super Falcons a 2-0 win over Comoros at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, on Friday, 9 October 2026, in the first leg of their second-round qualifier for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The result puts Nigeria firmly in control of the tie before the return leg at the…

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  1. The Super Falcons beat Comoros 2-0 at Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Friday, 9 October 2026, in the first leg of a second-round LA 2028 Olympic qualifier.
  2. Michelle Alozie scored in the 48th minute and Uchenna Kanu headed in a second on the hour; the return leg is at the same ground on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
  3. The winner of the tie faces Morocco in the third round, and only two African teams will qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 women's football tournament.
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AFCON · 4 min read

Super Falcons beat Comoros 2-0 in first leg of LA 2028 Olympic qualifier

Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu scored as the Super Falcons beat Comoros 2-0 in Ikenne in the first leg of their LA 2028 Olympic qualifier. The return leg is on Tuesday, 13 October.

Updated 09:10 WAT, 10 Oct 2026: The Super Falcons won the first leg 2-0 on Friday, with second-half goals from Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu. The Super Falcons beat Comoros 2-0 at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun State, on Friday, 9 October 2026, in the first leg of their second-round qualifier for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Michelle Alozie…

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Guinea-Bissau Beat Nigeria 3-0 as Super Eagles Stumble

Guinea-Bissau beat Nigeria 3-0 in Bissau, ending a 36-year record and leaving the Super Eagles under pressure in AFCON 2027 Group L.

Guinea-Bissau beat Nigeria 3-0 in Bissau on Tuesday night, handing the Super Eagles a painful blow in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The result also ended a 36-year record. Nigeria had not lost a competitive match by three goals to an African side since 1990. The Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro witnessed a night the visitors will…

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  1. Nigeria beat Togo 4-0 in Sunday's final in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
  2. Five wins from five, with 17 goals scored and only two conceded
  3. Next up: the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, starting next month
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AFCON · 2 min read

Flamingos thrash Togo 4-0 to win the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup

Nigeria's U-17 women won all five games in Yamoussoukro, scoring 17 and conceding two, as they gear up for next month's U-17 Women's World Cup.

Nigeria's Flamingos are champions of West Africa's WAFU B zone. The country's U-17 women's team beat Togo 4-0 in the final of the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, on Sunday 27 September, finishing the tournament with a perfect record. Captain Harmony Chidi set the tone with two first-half penalties, before Oluebube Umejiaku added a third in…

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  1. Côte d'Ivoire beat Ghana 2-0 in Bouaké in the pick of the opening games
  2. Egypt were held 0-0 by Angola; Senegal drew 1-1 with Mozambique
  3. Top two qualify from most groups, but only one from host groups D, H and L
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AFCON · 2 min read

AFCON 2027 qualifiers: Côte d’Ivoire beat Ghana on a busy opening round

Morocco, Algeria and Cameroon won, Egypt and Senegal were held, and Guinea-Bissau stunned co-hosts Tanzania. Here is the matchday one gist.

The road to the Pamoja AFCON, the first Africa Cup of Nations to be shared by three countries, is officially open. Matchday one of the 2027 qualifiers ran from Thursday, 24 September to Saturday, 26 September, and it did not take long for the continent's big names to make headlines. The standout fixture was in Bouaké, where Côte d'Ivoire beat…

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