Nigeria’s group opponents, Zambia’s She-polopolo smashed Ghana’s Black Queens 3-2 in a friendly match as part of their preparation for the 2018 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Road to Ghana🇬🇭🏃‍♀️: @FAZFootball Zambia🇿🇲 beat @ghanafaofficial 🇬🇭 3-2 in a friendly today in Lusaka. Rachel Kundanaji (65′, 77′, 85′ )⚽️⚽️⚽️ for Zambia and Portia Boakye (21′)⚽️ Elizabeth Addo @AmaPele10 (25′)⚽️ for Ghana.#TotalAWCON18 pic.twitter.com/yLsJpAq5Ce

— Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (@CAF_AWCON) November 3, 2018

Rachel Kundanaji scored a hat-trick in the friendly played on Saturday in Lusaka as the She-polopolo up their readiness for what will be only the third appearance in the AWCON.

The Zambians are in the same group as defending champions Nigeria’s Super Falcons, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana and Kenya’s Harambee Starlets.

While the competition kicks off on November 17, group B matches at the 11th edition of the AWCON are scheduled to get underway on November 18.

Nigeria and Zambia go up against each other in the second group game at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on November 21st.