Super Falcons vs Comoros: Preview, team news, predictions & more as Nigeria target Olympics ticket

Rasheedat Ajibade will captain Nigeria’s Super Falcons at the Remo Stars Stadium on October 13, 2026, carrying a commanding aggregate lead into the second leg of a CAF Women’s Olympic qualifier that already looks firmly in the Super Falcons’ favour.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward finished the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with two goals and an assist, and was in action four days ago while Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu did the damage in the first leg, a result that leaves Comoros needing something close to a miracle in Ikenne-Remo.

The Super Falcons go into the second leg of their second-round tie for a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games having already done the hard part at home in all but name, since both legs are being staged in Nigeria because Comoros do not have a venue that meets CAF’s standards.

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Interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen, appointed only in September after Justine Madugu’s exit, takes charge of what should be a routine passage to round three, where Morocco await.

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Super Falcons vs Comoros: Form And Context

Nigeria arrive at this second leg off the back of a testing few months that make Tuesday’s formality feel overdue.

The Super Falcons finished second in Group C at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, losing 3-2 to Malawi on July 28 before beating Zambia 1-0 on August 1 and Egypt 6-2 on August 5, only for Cameroon’s Myriam Nyadjou to end their tournament with a 19th-minute strike in the quarter-final on August 9.

Four days later, South Africa then beat them 2-1 in the Women’s World Cup play-off, a result that cost the Super Falcons a place at the 2027 Women’s World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1991.

That run of results triggered the departure of head coach Justine Madugu and the appointment of Augustine Eguavoen on an interim basis, with the Comoros tie as his first assignment.

His first match in charge went to plan, as Michelle Alozie broke the deadlock in the 48th minute of the first leg on October 9, while Uchenna Kanu headed in a second on the hour mark from Jennifer Echegini’s cross, to seal a 2-0 win that was more comfortable than a goalless first half suggested.

Rasheedat Ajibade could have scored in that game, as she struck the crossbar in the 26th minute, with Glory Ogbonna unable to turn in the rebound.

Comoros, by contrast, are led by coach Youssouf Abdallah, who led them past Sudan 17-0 away and 13-0 at home in early June, a 30-goal aggregate victory that remains the biggest result in the country’s history but came against markedly weaker opposition than Nigeria.

Nigeria vs Comoros: Head-to-Head

Nigeria and Comoros had never met before this tie, so there was no history to draw on heading into the first leg. There is a shape to this contest now, though.

The Super Falcons have an advantage from the first leg, with Comoros managing little by way of a meaningful chance against Chiamaka Nnadozie’s goal. Nigeria just need to avoid losing the second leg by three clear goals to advance to round three, where the Morocco tie awaits.

Team News And Predicted XI

Star Player Comparison: Rasheedat Ajibade vs Haloua Ahamada

Rasheedat Ajibade will captain the side she helped send to Paris 2024. Her opposite number, Haloua Ahamada, is five years older and scored six of Comoros’ 30 goals against Sudan, the kind of return that explains why Abdallah is expected to field largely the same attacking line that produced it.

The Managers: Augustine Eguavoen vs Youssouf Abdallah

Augustine Eguavoen took interim charge of the Super Falcons in early September 2026, his first appointment in women’s football after leading the Super Eagles to a bronze medal at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and a few other times on interim basis.

He succeeded Justine Madugu, whose exit followed Nigeria’s World Cup play-off defeat, and is assisted by Nasarawa Amazons head coach Christopher Danjuma, former Super Falcons defender Ayisat Yusuf, and goalkeeping coach Olatunji Baruwa.

Youssouf Abdallah’s task is considerably steeper. He inherited a Comoros side that had not played a competitive match since April 2025, and his first assignment, the 30-goal demolition of Sudan, is already the best result in the country’s history.

Facing a 10-time African champion two legs after that record-breaking win represents a considerable step up in class for a coach still shaping his group.

Tactical Preview

The Super Falcons sit 36th in FIFA’s world rankings, more than 150 places above a Comoros side playing just its fourth competitive fixture in 18 months, but Tuesday is still a knockout match that has to be played out.

Comoros scored through defenders, midfielders and forwards alike against Sudan, a pattern that points to an expansive approach whenever Abdallah’s side has the ball.

That approach would likely hand space to Nigeria’s quickest players in transition, but a two-goal deficit makes a repeat unlikely; expect a more disciplined, deeper block built around set pieces rather than sustained possession.

For Nigeria, the first leg’s pattern, a goalless but controlled first half followed by a stronger second period, suggests Eguavoen may again ask his side for patience in the build-up rather than searching for an early goal which they do not strictly need.

Joy Igbokwe’s senior debut in central midfield, alongside Toni Payne and Jennifer Echegini, gave the Super Falcons control of the middle of the pitch in the first leg, and a repeat of that platform, with Kanu and Ajibade running in behind, should be enough to see out the tie regardless of the scoreline.

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