By Tolu Atobatele
Ahead of this Friday’s CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers between Nigeria and Benin Republic in Lome, Togo, Super Eagles Supporters Club has sent a Goodwill messages to the team and the technical crew.
The club which was founded and led by Prince Vincent Okumagba in the early hours of today at their club headquarters in Lagos unanimously sent goodwill messages to the senior national women’s team of Nigeria the Super Falcons who are intensifying preparations for the WAFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic women’s national team in Lome.
Speaking to members of the club who were confident on the chances of super Falcons on Friday against Benin Republic unanimously wants the team to approach the game like a cup final and give their all when they confront their opponents from Benin on Friday 24th October in Lome.
According to the club, Benin Republic who are still pain at the 4-0 demolition their Male team suffered in the hands of super Eagles in Uyo in the last match of the 2026 FIFA world cup qualifiers will want to come out fully to attack the Super Falcons to avenge the defeat, therefore urge the team to keep focus and believe in themselves.
“Being the super power in women’s football in Africa will make other teams shivers at the mention of Super Falcons and more so, our girls are ever ready to face whatever it is thrown at them by Benin so, we’d like them not to be complacent and underate their opponents but, surely we believe in the ability and capacity of our girls”.
“We urge the team to continue from where they stopped at the last WAFCON in Morocco when they file out on Friday against the Benin ladies in Lome. We will be rooting and cheering them on as the twelfth players till the task is done”.
“We wish the team a good and injury free and a successful outing for the girls and hope to see the Benin team return to Cotonou with a basketfull of goals”.
Super Falcons are the undisputed Queens of women’s football on the continent having won the title 10 times more than any other African nation.
Nigeria and Benin Republic will rekindle rivalry on Friday but this time in women’s football when both sides lock horns in the first leg of qualifiers for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this Friday in Lome, Togo while the reverse fixture will hold at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola (MKO) Stadium Abeokuta on Tuesday 28th of October.
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