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Nigeria goes into the second-leg encounter with a two-goal lead.

Head coach of the Nigerian women’s national team, Randy Waldrum, has expressed optimism towards the chances of the Super Falcons qualifying for the 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco at the expense of Ivory Coast who they beat 2-0 in the first leg of the final qualifiers’ game on Friday, February 18, 2022, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja.

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Nigeria goes into the Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, with a two-goal aggregate lead, but Waldrum wants more from the nine-time African champions.

“We should play on the front foot in Ivory Coast, we are not to sit back trying to contain them. Though we weren’t at our best in the first leg but now that we know how good they are, we shall go all out to get the result that will qualify us for the main competition,”

the American tactician pointed.

“My team played according to instructions even though we did not entertain, but they were able to shut them out. We scored two goals and kept a clean sheet, that is a good platform to start from, and hopefully, we shall come back victorious.”

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Waldrum also noted that the Lady Elephants are no pushovers, but trusts his girls to do the job in Abidjan.

“I know they will be aggressive and try to disrupt what we do, but we have to prepare our players not to be perturbed by their game plan to stop our flow, but we shall be on the front foot and try to score a goal or two to unsettle them. We shall get the job done in Ivory Coast,’’

the Falcons coach assured Nigerians.

“We shall be smart enough to absolve what the game calls for and whatever they throw at us and go at them. We have to score at least a goal and make things more difficult for them. This team is in a much better place and with much better players. We will be fine at end of the day, we will qualify.”

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This article was first published on 22nd February 2022

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