Oshoala revives Nigeria's Wafcon and World Cup bid
Nigeria revived their hopes of reaching the 2027 Women's World Cup with a nervy 1-0 win over Zambia at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, despite having a player sent off late in the first half.
The Super Falcons have been ever-presents at the Women's World Cup, reaching the quarter-finals in 1999 and progressing to the last 16 at the past two editions, and are once again indebted to six-time African player of the year Oshoala.
The 2022 Wafcon champions, who have featured in the past two editions of the World Cup, must beat Burkina Faso and hope Ivory Coast defeat Tanzania in the final group matches on Tuesday to survive.
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