African Qualifying Review: Egypt Cruises, Ivory Coast Held & More

Egypt crushed Chad 5-1 while title-holders Ivory Coast missed talisman Yaya Toure when held 0-0 by Sierra Leone in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday.

Cameroon won 1-0 in Gambia and the Central African Republic shocked the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 in other matchday 2 games.

Libya fluffed two penalties when losing 2-1 to Cape Verde and Benin and Mali drew 1-1 in a west Africa showdown.

Falconets Trash Liberia 7-0 In U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifier

Nigeria's Under-20 women's football team, the Falconets, were in merciless mood on Saturday as they hammered the Liberian women's national team 7-0 in a 2016 Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying game in Abuja.

The Falconets won the first leg 7-1 in Monrovia on July 12 and the Liberians needed something in the shape of a mini miracle to progress to knock out the powerful Nigerian side.

The tie was effectively put to bed as a contest early on as the Nigerians eventually made early dominance count.

U-20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Falconets Ready To Finish Liberia Rout

Nigeria’s U20 women national side, Falconets will host Liberia today (Saturday) in the second leg of their 2016 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier at the Abuja National Stadium.

The Falconets defeated the Liberians 7-1 in the first leg clash at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia two weeks ago. Yetunde Adeboyejo scored a hat trick, while Amarachi Orjinma netted twice in that match. Chinwendu Ihezuo and Juliet Sunday scored one apiece.

Liberia had dismissed their Sierra Leonean opponents to set up a clash with last World Cup’s runners-up, Falconets.

Nigeria's Falconet Trash Liberia 7-1

Nigeria’s Falconets were in ruthless form on Sunday as they thrashed Liberia 7-1 in 2016 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying game in Monrovia.

The Falconets began the fixture at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in blistering fashion netting inside the first quarter hour through Yetunde Adeboyejo. The irrepressible Adeboyejo was to grab a hattrick on the day as she added further goal scoring contributions in the 36th and 60thn minutes.

Rivers Angels starlet, Amarachi Ojinma scored a brace while Chinwendu Ihezuo and Juliet Sunday also scored as Nigeria won in convincing fashion.

Nigeria Allowed Sudan To Dominate Them - George Weah

Former FIFA World Player of the Year and Liberia legend, George Weah, has joined the bandwagon of those criticizing the performance of the Super Eagles in the African Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Sudan last weekend.

Conducting an analysis on the game for ABN Sports channel, the retired AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain star aired his concerns, stressing that Nigeria allowed the North African opponents to dominate the match.