Super Falcons’ reliable for­ward, Stella Mbachu, said the stakes have become so high for the senior national women’s team, to get their grooves back in Africa.

Mbachu, who boasts of a rich CV of 88 international caps with 20 goals to her credit, said the tide will favour the Falcons in a couple of months, when they storm Namibia for the 9th edition of the African Women Champion­ship (AWC).

In a chat with Sat­urday Sunsports, the Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt player show­ered encomiums on Nigeria’s U-20 Wom­en’s team, the Falcon­ets, for their impres­sive achievements at the just concluded FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada.