By Anne M. Peterson
Nigeria’s Mission X has an ominous sounding name but a simple meaning. The Super Falcons aim to win a 10th overall Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title.
The WAFCON tournament comes during a busy summer of major women’s soccer tournaments across the globe, headlined by the European Championship and the Copa América Femenina in South America.
Just as Spain seeks to follow its Women’s World Cup title with a Euro trophy in Switzerland, and Brazil goes for a ninth Copa América title in Ecuador, the Super Falcons are among the favorites in Morocco.
They even have a flashy slogan: “This is Mission X. One Team. One Goal. One More Star.”
But while Nigeria emerged atop its group, its results weren’t all that impressive, capped by a scoreless draw against second-place Algeria after a slim 1-0 victory over Botswana.
It gets considerably more challenging in the WAFCON quarterfinals
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