adminwomen’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, set to be played at Rufaro on May 25.
The reverse leg is in the West African nation in June.
Speaking after his side had humbled the Zimbabwe Under-20 side 6-0 on aggregate, the Nigerian said the Mighty Warriors do not stand a chance against their senior team.
“Zimbabwe playing Super Falcons, they are going to lose 10-0,” boasted the coach.
“Do you hear the name Super Falcons, it says it all. I am confident that they will beat Zimbabwe 10-0.”
However, the coach said it did not mean their senior team was invincible.
The Super Falcons failed to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics after they lost to neighbours Cameroon in the last round of the qualifiers.
The Super Falcons have appointed former Enyimba coach Kadiri Ikhana, as the new gaffer.
The coach told the Nigerian media that he was ready to take the team forward.
“There is nothing hard in Nigerian women dominating Africa again. We only had a little slip and we are com ing back strongly.
“We are still the best in Africa. If I can win titles with the men, l can also do it with the women. We have had men producing fantastic results in women football so I
am hopeful that we are going to do it,” said Ikhana.
Falconets, as Nigeria women’s national junior side are affectionately known, exposed the Young Mighty Warriors and showed that the two nations are still miles
apart in terms of women’s football.
Although the Zimbabwe junior side managed to limit the damage this time, around after they were walloped 10-0 on aggregate in similar qualifiers in 2010, the back-to-back defeats were comprehensive.
They also left questions on whether the senior team will have the pedigree to beat the Super Falcons and qualify for the Championships to be held this October in Equatorial Guinea.
The Young Mighty Warriors had six senior players in the senior national team — strikers Rudo Neshamba, Rutendo Makore, Rufaro Machingura, midfielder
Emmaculate Msipa and defenders Danai Bhobho and Eunice Chibanda.
But they all found the going tough against the Nigerian junior side. Young Mighty Warriors coach Langton Giwa, who felt the wrath of Vietnam fans as they composed a song for him following the poor performance by his charges said the senior team if they prepare well would prevail over the West Africans giants and 2010 World Cup finalists.
Zifa technical advisor Dieter Klaus Pagels said it would not be fair to comment about the upcoming fixture basing on the performance of the Falconets as the junior side is different to the Super Falcons and the same with the Mighty Warriors and their Under-20 side.
“The Nigerian junior team played well. Their movements and technical abilities they are really good. I cannot really comment on the Super Falcons as I have not watched them in action. I don’t even know how many players in this team plays in the senior team.
But players wearing jerseys number 17 (Fransca Ordega), 9 (Desire Oparanozie) and 8 (Ebere Orji) are really good and can play in their senior team.
“I have managed to secure DVDs of Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup for their matches against Canada and Germany for Mighty Warriors preparations. The Mighty Warriors need to improve and learn and they have to work on all areas,” said Pagels.
The Mighty Warriors are not wasting any time and on Saturday they went into camp after a break of two months. The team last played a competitive match early February when they beat Botswana 3-1 on aggregate in the African Women Championships preliminary round to set up a date with the Super Falcons who received a bye and would be starting their Malabo journey with the clash againstZimbabwe.
The Rose Mugadza-coached side are scheduled to play Senegal at home on 29 April before playing another international friendly match away possibly against West Africa opposition in May as they prepare for the showdown against Nigeria.
Online Reporter