Nigeria Storm Into WAFCON Quarter-Finals With 6-2 Win Over Egypt

Nigeria booked their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a convincing 6-2 win over Egypt at the Rabat Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Super Falcons went into the final Group C game under pressure after losing 3-2 to Malawi in their opening match and narrowly beating Zambia 1-0.

But they produced their best attacking display of the tournament when it mattered most, scoring three goals in each half to secure qualification.

Asisat Oshoala opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 21st minute before Gift Monday doubled Nigeria’s lead in first-half stoppage time, finishing from Rinsola Babajide’s assist.

Egypt reduced the deficit when Nadine Ghazi converted a penalty deep into added time, sending Nigeria into the break with a 2-1 lead.

Nigeria came out strongly after the restart and restored their two-goal advantage in the 57th minute when Uchenna Kanu finished from another Babajide assist.

The Super Falcons continued to dominate and were awarded another penalty in the 81st minute, with Christy Ucheibe converting to make it 4-1.

Ghazi scored her second goal of the night three minutes later, but Egypt could not mount a comeback.

Rasheedat Ajibade then converted Nigeria’s third penalty in the first minute of stoppage time before setting up Joy Omewa for the sixth goal eight minutes later.

The emphatic victory completed a strong response from Nigeria after their disappointing opening-day defeat to Malawi.

Malawi Finish Top, Zambia Eliminated

Despite Nigeria’s big win, Malawi finished top of Group C after beating Zambia 2-1 in the other match played at the same time.

Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia all finished with six points, but Malawi topped the group based on the tournament’s tiebreaking criteria.

Nigeria finished second and advanced to the quarter-finals, while Zambia were eliminated despite also collecting six points from their three matches.

Egypt finished bottom of the group without a point after suffering three defeats and conceding 15 goals.

The Super Falcons have now recovered from their difficult start with two consecutive victories and remain in the hunt for another WAFCON title.

The knockout stage will now provide a much tougher test for Justine Madugu’s side.