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2024 Olympic Qualifiers: Zambia join Super Falcons in Paris after comeback against Morocco

2024 Olympic Qualifiers: Zambia join Super Falcons in Paris after comeback against Morocco

Zambia joined the Super Falcons in qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday night after coming back from a first leg deficit against Morocco to win 2-0. The Copper Queens lost the first leg on home soil 2-1 but turned their fortunes around on Moroccan thanks to Barbra Banda's 38th minute strike which levelled the tie 2-2 on aggregate. The game went into extra time...

WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers: Super Falcons edge closer with comfortable victory over Cape Verde

Super Falcons drop two places in last FIFA Women’s world ranking

The Super Falcons of Nigeria dropped two places in the latest FIFA Women's world rankings released on Friday. The most successful African women's team were previously ranked 34th but have now dropped to 32nd despite remaining unbeaten within 90 minutes since February when they lost 1-0 to Colombia in the Women's Revelations Cup. The Falcons however remain number in Africa as they gear up to participate...

WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers: Zambia trash Angola to reach finals

WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers: Zambia trash Angola to reach finals

Zambia booked their place at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations finals after defeating Angola 6-0 in the second leg of the last qualifying round and 12-0 on aggregate. The Copper Queens won the first leg by the same 6-0 scoreline away and started the return leg in ruthless fashion with Racheal Kundananji sending in an easy header in the fifth minute before Barbra Banda...

Women’s World Cup: Zambia bow out with historic win over Costa Rica

Women’s World Cup: Zambia bow out with historic win over Costa Rica

The Zambia women’s national team ended their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a historic 3-1 win over Costa Rica in their Group C encounter in Hamilton on Monday. The Copper Queens were knocked out of the competition with back-to-back defeats against Japan and Spain, the same fate befalling the Las Ticas. Both the Zambians and Costa Ricans were playing for pride at the Waikato...