Former Nigeria International, Rachael Ayegba believes that the Indomitable Lionesses do not have the ability to dethrone the Super Falcons of Nigeria as the champions of Africa.
Apart from their perennial rivalry, the two giants of women’s football on the African continent will clash tonight at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Stadium with the added incentive of the winner getting an automatic FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying spot, and the ex goalkeeper says once the Falcons reaches the quarterfinals of any WAFCON, they become more focused on winning the tournament.
“It represents so much. We have two great nations of African women’s football set to again compete against each other,” a thrilled Ayegba told Cafonline.com
“I remember meeting them at the previous African Cup of Nations and we often beat them, if not always.
“This is an opportunity for Cameroon to dethrone Nigeria, but the best team remains Nigeria!,” she boasted.
Since 2014, all editions of the WAFCON have seen a match between Cameroon and Nigeria. Those games have seen nine wins for the Super Falcons and one win for the Indomitable Lionesses, and Ayegba believes tonight’s quarterfinals clash would not be any different from a victory for Nigeria.
She continued:”I think Cameroon has always had a good team. However, the difference is clear. When Nigeria gets to the quarter finals, you start to feel the cup, the victory. Our eyes are on one and the same goal. From an early age we have been inculcated with hatred of defeat.
“When we are in a competition like the African Cup of Nations, we are not there to make up the numbers. Like a good grandmother’s recipe, the old ones passed on this winning spirit to the new generation,” She added.