Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea Step Up World Cup Preparations

As the count down clock winds down with 33 days to the kick-off of the FIFA women's world cup,our African representatives,Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea are stepping up their preparations with match-ups lined up against some big names in the game. Equatorial Guinea is already in Germany ahead of the competition whiles Nigeria is busy with putting their house in order before the all important kick-off come June 26th,2011.

The road to the FIFA women's world cup started with  the African Women's Championship qualifiers, which saw the best on the continent heading to South Africa for the 2010 AWC final,  which had Ghana,Cameroon,Algeria,South Africa,Mali and Tanzania all falling along the way.Defending champions,Equatorial Guinea,steeped in controversy and Nigeria  advanced to the final,with Nigeria coming up tops with a 4-2 win,sending both countries to Germany for the World Cup final, a first for Equatorial Guinea and a sixth for Nigeria, making Nigeria the only African country with 6 world cup appearances in the history of women's soccer.

Here are a few friendly matches lined-up by both countries as part of their preparation towards the world cup.A lot is being expected from both countries as they represent the continent in Germany.Nigeria hopes to improve upon past results at the world cup whiles Equatorial Guinea expects to make their maiden outing a memorable one with a stellar performance.

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Friendly

(Eupen) Belgium v Equatorial Guinea

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Friendly Tournament

TBD (Switzerland) Colombia v Equatorial Guinea

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Friendly Tournament

TBD (Switzerland) Denmark v Equatorial Guinea

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Friendly Tournament

TBD (Switzerland) New Zealand v Equatorial Guinea

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FriendlyTBC

TBD (Switzerland) Nigeria v Colombia

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