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AWCON: Nigeria 6-0 Mali – Live

Nigeria(Super Falcons) Vs Mali

Date: 20 November 2016
Kick-off: 4:00pm
Venue: Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe

With the 2016 Africa Women’s Nations Cup already underway in Cameroon, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their quest of retaining the title as they face Mali in their opening group B match at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Sunday, with the maximum points their main target.

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With the 2016 Africa Women’s Nations Cup already underway in Cameroon, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their quest of retaining the title as they face Mali in their opening group B match at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Sunday, with the maximum points their main target.

The team which is coached by former Falcons midfielder, Florence Omagbemi will be hoping to emulate her predecessor in a group that consists of Mali, Kenya and arch rivals, Ghana.

Being the most successful team at the tournament, having won the title nine times, Nigeria, with players blessed with experience and talent such as Arsenal’s Asisat Oshoala, Guimpamg’s Desire Oparanozie, Washington Spirit’s Francisca Ordega, FC Minsk’s Halimatu Ayinde, PSag’s Ebere Ngozi, Belediyespor’s Esther Sunday, Umeå IK’s Rita Chikwelu, Piteå IF’s Faith Ikidi, Vittsjö GIK’s Ngozi Okobi and a few to mention.

A win for the team would boost their moral ahead a potential cracker against a Ghana side that has always pose a threat to the Super Falcons recently.

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 1:50 pm

Biyi Akangbe

Biyi is an editor at Soccernet.ng. He has been in the media industry for almost a decade and has worked with top publishers in Nigeria. He loves Sports, Games and Music! biyi@soccernet.com.ng Twitter: @its_biyi

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