‘We Were Ready to Die on That Pitch!’ – Rasheedat Ajibade Reveals What Saved the Super Falcons

Nigeria’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title defence was hanging by a thread. One defeat had already shaken the continent. Another could have pushed the Super Falcons to the brink of an unimaginable group-stage exit.

Standing in their way were Zambia’s dangerous Copper Queens, armed with the lethal attacking duo of Barbra Banda and Rachael Kundananji.

Then, just before halftime, Nigeria’s…