Comoros women’s national football team has produced one of the most emphatic performances seen in recent continental qualifying history, dismantling Sudan 17-0 in a one-sided encounter during the first leg of their LA 2028 Olympic qualifiers. The match was played in Casablanca, Morocco on June 4, 2026, and Comoros virtually sealed their place in the next round of qualifiers.
Comoros recorded a commanding 17-goal victory that leaves them firmly in control of the tie and on the verge of advancing to face Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the second round. Fatima Saïd Madjiri scored in the 8th minute, while Aliya Saïd netted in the 17th and 42nd minutes. Shaima Boina Ali scored twice (31′, 54′), and Haloua Ahamada delivered a standout performance with five goals (33′, 49′, 66′, 89′).
The African qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament burst into life with Comoros producing a record-breaking goal spree while the tie featured 16 different goal scorers from Comoros. Neila Dahmani (37′), Samira Ahamada (39′), Bibihawaraïssa Housseni (46′), Assimina Maoulida (52′), Esteline Anduma (56′), and Faïza Houmadi (59′, 87′) also found the net, with Diore Saïd scoring in the 69th minute.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face either Sudan or Comoros in the second round of the qualifiers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as confirmed after the Confederation of African Football released the official draw. The Super Falcons, as one of Africa’s most successful women’s football teams, were seeded and granted a bye into the second round, delaying their entry but not reducing the challenge ahead.
The qualifying campaign will be played over five knockout rounds, with each tie decided on a home-and-away basis. Sudan and Comoros were scheduled to meet in the first round between June 1 and 9, with the winner advancing to face the Super Falcons in the next phase.
With only two Olympic slots allocated to Africa, every round carries weight—there is no group-stage cushion, just direct, home-and-away knockout ties where consistency is non-negotiable. Nigeria’s campaign will begin between October 5-13, 2026, marking their first step in what is a long, elimination-heavy qualification journey.
The qualification structure spans five rounds, with the six lowest-ranked teams contesting the opening round, three advancing to join higher-ranked sides like Nigeria in the second phase, and the final spots decided in the last round scheduled for November-December 2027. The second-round matches are expected to take place between October 5 and October 13, 2026.
The Super Falcons, regarded as one of the most successful women’s football teams in Africa, will hope to overcome their opponents and move closer to qualifying for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Comoros’s virtually sealed progression to the second round means they will face Nigeria in what many consider a daunting challenge for the relatively new African nation.
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