![]() Considering that backdrop, it seems entirely possible that the nine-time African champions will not be able to equal their achievement from the last World Cup, in 2019, when they reached the last 16. ![]() They then lost to Zambia in the third-place play-off. ![]() The Super Falcons lost to both South Africa and hosts Morocco, the two teams contesting the final with the latter winning. ![]() This time there is a real sense that the rest of Africa is catching up. Twice they had been usurped by Equatorial Guinea but on both those occasions it felt as if it was partly down to their own complacency. Of course, 2022 was not the first time Nigeria have failed to win the WAFCON. Having lost the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, a title they had previously monopolised for decades, the Super Falcons will arrive in Australia without their trademark aura. This tournament finds the Nigeria team in an unusually vulnerable state. GROUP B TEAM GUIDES: Canada || Nigeria || Republic of Ireland || Australia The Nigeria team guide was written by Solace Chukwu, who writes for Pulse Sports. The Canadian Premier League is proud to be part of the Guardian’s Women’s World Cup 2023 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organizations from the 32 countries who qualified.
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