The midfielder, who impressed at last year’s U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica, as Nigeria reached the quarter-finals, was drafted to the team to replace 2023 Women’s World Cup star Halimatu Ayinde. Another World Cup star, Christy Ucheibe, of Portuguese club SL Benfica, is also out of the encounter. The Ethiopians won the first leg 6-0 in Addis Ababa, before lashing their hosts 4-0 in N’Djamena five days later. The Confederation of African Football has appointed Lamia Atman from Algeria as referee for Wednesday’s encounter, with her compatriots Asma Feriel Ouahab, Sara Kemmad and Ghada Mehat as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively. For Tuesday’s return leg in Abuja, Edoh Kindedji from Togo will be the referee, with her compatriots Abra Sitsofe Agbedanou and Kossiwa Kayigan Awoutey as assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively.
