Casablanca – Morocco’s women’s national team will face Nigeria in the third round of the African qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after the Super Falcons completed a 7-0 aggregate victory over Comoros on Tuesday.
Nigeria secured their place in the next round with a 5-0 second-leg win in Ikenne, having already defeated Comoros 2-0 in the opening encounter.
The result confirms a meeting between two of Africa’s leading women’s national teams, with Morocco hoping to reach the Olympic football tournament for the first time in their history.
The Atlas Lionesses advanced directly to the third round after Congo withdrew from the qualifiers. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) confirmed on October 6 that FIFA had formally notified it of Morocco’s progression following the decision by the Congolese Football Federation.
Morocco will now have to overcome a Nigerian side with considerably more Olympic experience. The Super Falcons have appeared at four editions of the Games, most recently in Paris in 2024, while Morocco have yet to qualify for the women’s tournament.
The upcoming encounter will also be among the first competitive tests for Morocco’s newly appointed head coach, Eric Blahic, who replaced Jorge Vilda earlier this month.
Blahic took charge following Morocco’s fourth-place finish at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The French coach has also been tasked with preparing the team for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, for which the Atlas Lionesses have already qualified.
His tenure began with two friendly matches against Uzbekistan in Rabat during the October international window.
Morocco won the first encounter 3-1 on October 9, with Ibtissam Jraidi scoring a hat-trick to overturn an early deficit. The two sides then played out a goalless draw on October 12 at Al Madina Stadium.
Those matches gave Blahic his first opportunity to assess the squad before a demanding period that includes Olympic qualification and preparations for next year’s World Cup.
The Morocco-Nigeria encounter will take place over two legs between February 23 and March 6, 2027, according to the Confederation of African Football’s qualifying calendar.
The winner will advance to the fourth round, scheduled for October 4-12, 2027, before a final qualifying round between November 23 and December 4.
Only two African nations will secure places at the Los Angeles 2028 women’s Olympic football tournament, which makes the upcoming tie an important hurdle in Morocco’s bid for a historic first appearance.
