Match Preview: Nigeria’s Super Falcons v Botswana’s Mares

Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons gear up for his or her second group sport on the twelfth Africa Girls’s Cup of Nations(AWCON).

The Tremendous Falcons tackle Botswana of their second group sport on Thursday on the Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat at 9PM Nigerian time.

Nevertheless, the Tremendous Falcons will likely be with out their Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala as she suffered a Grade 2 Medial Collateral Ligament pressure within the 2-1 loss to South Africa on Monday.

The crew led by head coach Randy Waldrum may have an opportunity to get their first factors of the match after a 1-2 loss to the Banyana Banyana of South Africa of their opener.

Debutants Botswana beat fellow debutants Burundi of their first fixture in Morocco in a six-goal thriller which ended 4-2 to the Mares. One other victory for Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang’s ladies will ship them into the quarter closing.

After a disappointing loss to South Africa, a entrance foot sport ought to be anticipated from the Tremendous Falcons. Nevertheless, with Botswana recording such a dominant and confidence boosting victory in opposition to Burundi, it may very well be a slippery slope for Nigeria to stability their will to win and ensuring that they don’t lose their construction by over committing.

Tremendous Falcons coach Randy Waldrum favours an attacking set-up with the previous College of Pittsburgh ladies’s head coach reiterating his want for Nigeria to be recognised because the crew to beat in all competitions while recognizing the necessity to enhance on key areas after the loss to South Africa.

His ways additionally should be spot on as this sport may determine Nigeria’s destiny within the match.

Enjoying a 442 formation which labored excellently effectively in opposition to Burundi, group leaders Botswana will put up a battle in opposition to the Tremendous Falcons and as earlier reported Botswana coach Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang mentioned that the Mares had been motivated after Banyana Banyana beat the Tremendous Falcons, which means Nkutlwisang may need observed the weaknesses of the Tremendous Falcons and will likely be trying to capitalize on them right now.

Followers can count on an attacking sport of soccer with each groups wanting to open the goalscoring.

This would be the first assembly of those two groups with the Tremendous Falcons searching for their first win at this 12 months’s version of the Africa Girls’s Cup of Nations whereas Bostwana will likely be hoping for a win to get to the quarter finals of the competitors.