Preparations for Super Falcons vs Comoros are under way in Ogun State, where interim coach Augustine Eguavoen’s players were told to report to the AM2PM Hotel in Ijebu-Ode on Saturday, 3 October, five days before the first leg of the 2028 Olympic Games qualifier. Both legs will be played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, on Friday, 9 October and Tuesday, 13 October.
Second round, two legs
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The NFF lists Comoros as the home side for the opening leg, which means the Falcons play both matches on home soil while still having to treat Friday’s game as an away fixture on paper. Kick-off times have not yet been announced.
Why the camp starts thin before the big names land
The first days in Ijebu-Ode are expected to be built around the home-based players, including Edo Queens goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma and Nasarawa Amazons midfielder Joy Igbokwe. A large part of the 28-player list is based abroad, and reports suggest most of those players will only travel once their club fixtures this weekend are done, ahead of the FIFA women’s international window.
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie is among them. Her club Brighton & Hove Albion host Charlton Athletic in the Women’s Super League on Sunday, 4 October, so the first-choice keeper won’t be with the group until after that game. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade and Jennifer Echegini, both at Paris Saint-Germain, and Cruz Azul forward Uchenna Kanu are also expected to arrive later in the week, leaving Eguavoen only a few sessions with his full squad before Friday.
That squad, named by the NFF on 29 September, also includes Asisat Oshoala, Toni Payne, Michelle Alozie and Portsmouth goalkeeper Comfort Erhabor. Our full breakdown of the Super Falcons squad for Comoros lists every player and club.
What a win over Comoros opens up for the Falcons
The tie is decided on aggregate, and the winner moves on to the third round of African qualifying, which is scheduled for February and March 2027. Africa has two places at the women’s football tournament in Los Angeles, and Nigeria are trying to reach back-to-back Olympics for the first time since Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, having ended a 16-year absence at Paris 2024.
Eguavoen was handed the job on an interim basis for this double-header, as covered when the NFF named him for the Comoros assignment. He works with Christopher Danjuma and Ayisat Yusuf as assistants and Olatunji Baruwa as goalkeeper trainer. Comoros reached this stage after a heavy-scoring first round, and the Falcons will start as clear favourites, but the short window to integrate the foreign-based players is the main thing the technical crew will be managing this week.
