{"id":70538,"date":"2025-07-14T06:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=70538"},"modified":"2025-07-14T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:20:12","slug":"super-falcons-draw-algeria-set-for-quarterfinal-showdown-with-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/07\/14\/super-falcons-draw-algeria-set-for-quarterfinal-showdown-with-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Falcons Draw Algeria, Set for Quarterfinal Showdown with Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Njoku Chijioke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Super Falcons of Nigeria have booked a place in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), after a goalless draw with Algeria in their final Group B match in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the 0-0 scoreline, the Falcons finished top of their group with seven points and will now face Zambia, who placed second in Group C, in what promises to be a thrilling quarterfinal clash.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria delivered a disciplined defensive display, frustrating the Nigerian attack led by Francisca Ordega, Ifeoma Onumonu, and Jennifer Echegini.<\/p>\n<p>Algerian goalkeeper Chloe N\u2019Gazi was in fine form, making several crucial saves to keep the Super Falcons at bay.<\/p>\n<p>While Nigeria struggled in front of goal, they continued to show impressive form overall, combining solid defense with attacking intent throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie kept her second consecutive clean sheet, while forward Chinwendu Ihezuo\u2019s performances have underscored Nigeria\u2019s squad depth.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming quarterfinal against Zambia is a rematch of the 2022 WAFCON bronze medal playoff, which Nigeria won.<\/p>\n<p>With both teams chasing a semifinal berth, the encounter is expected to be fiercely contested.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria exits the group stage with their heads held high, having shown marked improvement, especially in defense, led by captain Na\u00efma Bouhani and playmaker Lina Boussaha.<\/p>\n<p>As the Super Falcons prepare for the knockout round, focus now shifts to sharpening their attack and sustaining their championship push.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Njoku Chijioke The Super Falcons of Nigeria have booked a place in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), after a goalless draw with Algeria in their final Group B match in Morocco. Despite the 0-0 scoreline, the Falcons finished top of their group with seven points and will now [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":70539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,175],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-70538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70540,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70538\/revisions\/70540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}