Overview

• Zambia reached the WAFCON quarterfinals with Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji combining for all six of their group-stage goals.
• Nigeria recorded three clean sheets in the group phase but ended with their second-lowest goal tally in WAFCON history.
• The Casablanca showdown revisits the 2022 third-place playoff, which Zambia won 1-0 without Banda and Kundananji.
• Nigeria coach Justin Madugu warned that any lapses against Zambia’s breakthrough squad would be costly.
• Zambia coach Nora Hauptle plans to leverage disciplined defending to launch rapid counterattacks.