Defending champions Nigeria revived their 2018
Africa Women Cup of Nations campaign with an easy 4-0 win over Zambia on
Wednesday in Cape Coast.
The Super Falcons lost their opening match to South
Africa and were facing an ignominious elimination from the tournament. And so
they tackled the match by the scruff of the neck.
Goals from Oparanozie, Ordega, Ajibade and Okoronkwo
secured the victory.
Before the break, Nigeria brought their campaign
back on track with the opening goal. A wall pass from Ayinde released Ordega on
the left wing and the speedster raced with the ball before squaring it for
Oparanozie to connect home much to the relief of the Nigeria bench.
Three minutes after the break Oparanozie nearly
fetched the second goal but was denied by right back Margeret Belemu who
stopped a goal bound shot.
The 2016 top scorer did everything right by rounded up Nali
and firing on target. But Ordega smashed home from a rebound by curling past
goalkeeper Nali after Oparanozie's connection to Oshoala's cross from the left
came off the side post in the 69th minute.
With a quarter of an hour left, substitute Rasheedat Ajibade
rocketed the ball which came off the underside of the bar for the third goal.
But injury time, substitute Grace Okoronkwo long range shot bounced off the
turf and slipped under the arms of Nali for the fourth goal
