Falcons unbeaten

Francisca Ordega

Nigeria defeated hosts Namibia 2-0 to remain unbeaten at the ongoing Africa Women’s Championships at the Sam Nujoma stadium in Windhoek.
Gloria Ofoegbu opened the scoring in the 36th minute from a well taken free kick in the penalty box that slipped past Namibian goalkeeper Lydia Eixas to give the Super Falcons a 1-0 lead.
Francisca Ordega doubled the score two minutes after a disastrous mistake that saw Eixas leaving her line only for the former to slot the ball into an open goal to give the Super Falcons a 2-0 lead before the halftime mark.
Eventual man-of-the-match Zenatha Coleman came close to scoring on several occasions including a free kick that went wide in Namibia’s opening chance early into the game and a missed header in the second half.
The Falcons have qualified for the semifinals unbeaten having won their opening game 2-1 against Ivory Coast and a 6-0 humiliation of Zambia.
Considered tournament favourites, Nigeria amassed nine points to top Group A with a maximum nine points while Ivory Coast with four points from a 3-1 win over Namibia and a point from a 1-1 draw with Zambia. Les Elephantes lost 4-2 to Nigeria.
Namibia with three points from three games and Zambia with a point are out of the tournament after finishing third and fourth respectively.
The top three teams from this tournament will qualify for the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Canada.
By SuperSports