“We’re ready to face Cameroon” – Super Falcons’ Kanu brace up for Indomitable Lionesses

The Nigerian feminine nationwide group could have all of it to do once they face their everlasting rivals in Casablanca on Thursday

Tremendous Falcons ahead Uchenna Kanu is satisfied the defending champions are battle-ready for his or her quarterfinal conflict in opposition to Cameroon on the ongoing 2022 Ladies Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

The Falcons stumbled of their first sport on the match, falling to a 2-1 defeat to current nemesis, South Africa, final week.

However the nine-time WAFCON winners bounced again days later with an easy 2-0 victory over Botswana on matchday two.

The group’s momentum was maintained on matchday three because the Falcons hammered 4 targets previous Burundi to complete as Group C runners-up behind South Africa. Uchenna Kanu scored two of Nigeria’s targets in that encounter.

Hungry Lionesses subsequent up

Their subsequent face-off is a quarterfinals conflict with Cameroon, a group that’s undefeated in Morocco up to now. The Indomitable Lionesses drew two and received one in every of their three group matches to emerge second behind Zambia in Group B.

They are going to be powerful prospects for the Tremendous Falcons when the 2 groups meet on the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca on Thursday, July 14.

However Tigres UANL of Mexico star Uchenna Kanu is assured that the reigning continental queens are able to resist their West African neighbours.

“Judging from our coaching and former video games, we’re bettering and prepared for any group,” Kanu instructed the media, as per the Guardian.

“We all know others are bettering, as properly, however we’re able to match up with any group that comes our means. It’s going to be a troublesome sport in opposition to Cameroon, however we’re able to face them.”

The Tremendous Falcons will look to take care of their superiority over Cameroon, with the Nigerians successful 4 and dropping one in every of their final 5 final conferences between the 2.

Nonetheless, there’s extra at stake for this class than only a WAFCON semifinal ticket.

The winner of the encounter will even safe a spot at subsequent 12 months’s FIFA Ladies’s World Cup in Australia.