Super Falcons defender, Glory Ogbonna, said the team is working hard to win their 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) trophy holding in Morocco, to remain the dominant team on the continent.
Ogbonna made this development known on Friday from the team’s base in Casablanca, Morocco however, said they also targeted at winning the world Cup in Australia with their qualification on Thursday.
The solid defender stressed that the 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the quater-final was a difficult game for the ladies, adding that Super Falcons was adequately prepared for the semi-final clash against host Morocco.
She said it was very difficult because the Cameroonians wanted the WorldCup ticket too.
“Like I have previously said, there is no longer small team in Africa and moreover that the Cameroonians are also one of the biggest teams in Africa.
“We won that game with determination to qualify for the World Cup and also enhance our chances of retaining the Africa Women trophy that we last won.
“We want to win the trophy for a record 10th time to remain dominant force in Africa Women football.
“Beyond Africa, we are also looking at winning the Women World Cup,” she stated.
Ogbonna maintained that while the Falcons respected the host country, they were, however, not loosing any sleep over the semi final match with them.
“We are very focused in our next match which incidentally is against the host team,” Ogbonna said.
The defender described the support from Nigerians and their fans as the biggest motivation to the team.
Glory Akumbu Ogbonna is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish club Umeå IK and the Nigeria women’s national team. She has formerly played with Edo Queens in the Nigeria Women Football League.