Sixteen-goal Super Falconets of Nigeria will be the favourites when they take on their counterparts from Benin Republic in the second semi-final of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Women Championship in Kumasi, Ghana on Wednesday (today).
The encounter starts at 6.30pm local time (7:30pm in Nigeria), hours after the first semi-final between hosts Ghana and Burkina Faso at the same Baba Yara Stadium starting at 3 pm.
Falconets’ Opeyemi Ajakaye with six goals is the tournament-leading scorer and will seek to add to her tally when the whistle goes for kick-off on Wednesday.
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Nigerien official Zouwaira Souley Sani Souley as the match referee, while Die Alse Sylla from Senegal and Ndeko Edwige Appia from Ivory Coast will serve as assistant referees 1 and 2 respectively.
Togolese Edoh Kindedji is the fourth official, while Naa Odofoley Nortey from Ghana will be the commissioner.