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2024 African Games: Senegal, Nigeria Coaches React After Super Falconets’ Big Win

<p><img width="678" height="452" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GIKRCoIXoAAVKMn.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GIKRCoIXoAAVKMn.jpeg 678w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GIKRCoIXoAAVKMn-300x200.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px" /></p> <h2>Super Falconets of Nigeria head coach, Chris Danjuma, has expressed delight after his team humiliated Senegal in their second game at <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/12/afn-names-tobi-amusan-49-others-for-2024-all-african-games/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the ongoing 2024 All African Games.</a></h2> <p>The Super Falconets have their eyes set on the gold medal as their emphatic victory over Senegal booked them a place in the semi-final stage.</p> <p>After beating Morocco 2-0 in their opening game at the tournament, they needed a win to guarantee themselves a place in the next round and they got it in style.</p> <p>During their second game at the tournament which was against Senegal, Loveth Edeh scored the match opener in the 13th minute.</p> <p>Motunrayo Ezekiel, Aisha Kales (own goal), and Chioma Olise sealed the 4-0 win over the Senegalese Under-20 women's team.</p> <p>The win leaves Nigerian women at the top of Group B and qualifies them to the next round automatically.</p> <p><em>“Our mentality coming into this game was to improve on the Morocco game by three times. We needed to keep going till it was beyond their reach,”</em> Chris Danjuma told CAFonline.</p> <p>The Super Falconets will now play the second-placed team in Group A in the semi-final stage of the event.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Senegal's head coach, Mbayang Thiam has argued that her side had a great game against the Nigerian women and didn't deserve such an emphatic defeat.</p> <p><em>“We didn’t see this heavy defeat coming. The results don’t reflect the game,”</em> Thiam said according to CAFonline.</p> <p>Senegal still stand a chance of qualifying for the next round of the competition but they must beat Morocco on Friday to achieve that.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/03/12/2024-african-games-senegal-nigeria-coaches-react-after-super-falconets-big-win/">2024 African Games: Senegal, Nigeria Coaches React After Super Falconets’ Big Win</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>