Nigeria scored a late winner in opposition to Botswana to change into the primary facet to guide a spot within the quarter-finals on the 2024 Ladies's Africa Cup of Nations.
Chinwendu Ihezuo netted the one objective in Casablanca within the 89th minute when she slid in to fulfill a low right-wing cross from fellow substitute Esther Okoronkwo and bundled the ball house previous Botswana goalkeeper Sedilame Boseja.
Victory put Nigeria high of Group B, with their good file assuring them of a top-two end, after North African rivals Tunisia and Algeria performed out a 0-0 draw earlier on Thursday.
Algeria are second within the group desk on 4 factors, with Tunisia in third after securing their first level at this yr's finals.
Botswana have misplaced each their video games and are getting ready to an early exit, having reached the quarter-finals on their debut in 2022.
The ultimate spherical of group fixtures will see Nigeria face Algeria and Tunisia tackle Botswana on Sunday, with each video games kicking off at 19:00 GMT.
Nevertheless, the state of affairs in Group B has been difficult after the Confederation of African Soccer (Caf) introduced it has opened an investigation into “alleged violations” of its statutes and laws by Algeria on the finals.
