Ajibade to the rescue as Nigeria begin WAFU Women Cup campaign with a win
Rasheedat Ajibade scored a late winner in the first group B match between Super Falcons of Nigeria and Mali in the ongoing 2018 WAFU Women’s Nations Cup in Ivory Coast.
Incidentally, Rasheedat Ajibade late winner secured Thomas Dennerby his first competitive win as Super Falcons head coach.
Mali arrived late because they replaced Benin Republic that withdrew from the tournament few days ago yet showed they were no pushovers as they gave the Super Falcons a good fight.
#Results
Wednesday’s February 14
Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 #Ghana
#Niger 1-5 Burkina Faso
Group A standings
1. Burkina Faso 3pts +4
2. Cote d’Ivoire 3pts +1
3. Ghana 0pt -1
4. Niger 0pt -4
Thursday’s February 15
#Togo 0-6 #Senegal
#Mali 0-1 #Nigeria
Group B standings
1. Senegal 3pts +6
2. Nigeria 3pts +1
3. Mali 0pt -1
4. Togo 0pt -6
Friday’s February 15 fixtures
Ghana vs Niger
Cote d’Ivoire vs Burkina Faso
Saturday’s February 17 fixtures
Nigeria vs Senegal
Mali vs Togo
