The Mexican national teams are not the only players in the Women’s MX League that this year they will seek a ticket to the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Some of the foreigners on the circuit are also in that situation, such as Uchenna Kanu de Tigres, who qualified for the Women’s African Cup of Nations with the Nigerian National Team.
The Super Hawks, as the Nigerian team is known, defeated the Nigerian National Team 1-0 on Wednesday. Ivory Coast in Abidjan. In the first leg, the Nigerians won 2-0, so a tie would also have been enough to qualify. However, Esther Okoronkwo at minute 87 he scored the goal that sentenced the series.
It will be the participation number 14 in the Women’s African Cup of Nations for Nigeria, which is the team with the most appearances in the tournament. In the same way, it is the team that boasts the most titles because it was crowned in 9 occasions, the last three consecutively. His last championship was in 2018, when he beat South Africa on penalties.
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The 2020 edition was canceled due to the pandemic, so it took 4 years for the Super Falcons to defend their title. This year the contest will be held in Moroccowhere 12 teams will face each other for 4 direct tickets to the World Cup and two more to the international playoffs.
The Women’s African Cup of Nations will be held from July 2 to 23, approximately on the same dates that Uchenna Kanu’s Mexican teammates would also look for their ticket to the World Cup. As long as the Mexican National Team led by Mónica Vergara finishes first in Group A in the preliminary round of the World Cup Concacaf.
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As for Kanu, for having attended with his national team, he will not be in the pending duel between Tigres and Juarez in the Women’s MX League. However, it is very likely that she will reappear for the duel against Pachuca next February 28 on Matchday 8 of the Clausura 2022 of the Liga MX Femenil.
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