Nigeria’s Super Falcons delivered a commanding performance on Wednesday night, defeating Egypt 6-2 to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where they will take on Cameroon.
The nine-time African champions opened the scoring in the 21st minute after Asisat Oshoala confidently converted a penalty awarded following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review for handball.
The Falcons doubled their lead in first-half stoppage time through Gift Monday, who finished off a well-executed short-corner routine involving Toni Payne and Rinsola Babajide. Egypt, however, pulled one back before the halftime whistle to reduce the deficit to 2-1.
Nigeria returned from the break with renewed intensity and restored their two-goal cushion in the 57th minute when substitute Uchenna Kanu fired home with a left-footed strike.
The Super Falcons continued to dominate as two more VAR interventions resulted in penalties. Christy Ucheibe converted the first in the 80th minute before captain Rasheedat Ajibade added another from the spot eight minutes later to put the game beyond Egypt’s reach.
Nigeria sealed the emphatic victory deep into stoppage time when Gift Monday combined brilliantly with Ajibade to set up Joy Omewa, who netted her maiden WAFCON goal and completed the 6-2 rout.
The impressive victory sends Nigeria into the last eight of the tournament, where they will renew their fierce rivalry with Cameroon in a highly anticipated quarter-final encounter.
