Rampaging Nigeria’s Super Falcons aiming at their ten titles in a commanding display crushed Cooper Queens of Zambia by five emphatic goals to nothing in the WAFCON 24 quarter – final match at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca to booked a semi – final, there by becoming the first team to qualified for the semi – final stage.
Osinachi Ohale towered above all the Zambian players in their 6 yard box and nodded home the first goal of the match in the second minute through a perfect header from a well tailored made pass.
In the 33 minute through a defensive bludder commited by the Zambian defence line scored the second goal, while Ihezou scored the third goal exactly in the 45 minute as the Falcons led by three goals to nothing at the end of the first half.
In the 69 minute of the second half, Folashade Esther Okoronkwo scored Falcons fourth goal through another beautiful header from a well taken free kick from the outside the box.
Ijamilusi completed the 5 goals thriller in the ninety first minute to put the match beyond the Zambian.
The five goals scored in this match by the Super Falcons is the highest goals scored in the tournament so far.
For the tournament 50 goals have been scored in 19 matches so far played.
Super Falcons have so far scored 8 goals without conceding a goal to this stage.
In the semi – final, Nigeria will battle the winner of the quarter – final match between Defending Champions, Bayana Bayana of South Africa and Senegal.
Host Nation, Morocco are also through to the semi – final after they dispatched Mali by three goals to one in their quarter – final match.
Morocco will take on the winner of the quarter – final match between Algeria and Ghana. The semi – final matches will decide the two teams that will in the final.
