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Kanu’s brace all came through headers in the first half of the game as Coach Randy Waldrum’s led side put up a brilliant performance behind closed doors. Nigeria will travel to Ghana for the second leg scheduled to hold in Accra on Sunday, October 24, and Kanu has expressed her wish to get on the score sheet again for the eleven-time African champions.
‘I feel really great, I feel proud of the team. First of all I’m proud of the team for the performance today. I’m proud that I’m able to score thanks to my teammates that helped me on that. I feel really excited and we are looking forward to the next game and of course I will be doing my job (scoring) so expect that.’ Uchenna Kanu
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Slated to hold in Morocco in 2022, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup that will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A favourable result in Accra on Sunday will see the Super Falcons qualify for the 2022 AWCON in quest of their 12th title as defending champions. Source: Complete Sports Featured Image Source: The Cable
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