Nigeria-Zambia : Bronze Medal At Stake

Nine times champions, Nigeria have certainly swallowed the bitter pill of the reality of not taking home the trophy in this edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and will strive for bronze as they play the third place match against Zambia today July 22, 2022. The game slated to begin at 9 p.m. at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca promises to be electrifying looking at the profiles and ambitions of both teams. Nigeria comes into today’s game against Zambia as favourites. This is the third meeting between both nations in the history of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. During their first meeting in 2014, Nigeria won 6-0. In their second meeting, the Super Falcons were again victorious winning 4-0 in the group phase. But today’s game maybe a sharp contrast of the previous ones. This is given that the Zambian female football has progressed over time. They were the only African team at the 2020 Olympic Games. In this 2022 Women’s AFCON, they have made history by going right up to the semi-finals even without their powerhouse, Barbra Banda. Zambia’s lost to South A...