Nigeria’s Super Falcons beat hosts, Cameroon 1-0 to win the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) for the ninth time.
Desire Oparanozie’s 84th-minute strike fired Nigeria to African Women’s Cup of Nations glory with a 1-0 win over Cameroon in Yaoundé.
The tournament's outstanding team failed to repeat the fluency and brilliance of their defeat of South Africa in the semi-final, but Florence Omagbemi’s team found one more sumptuous moment during the closing stages of the game.
Oparanozie dribbled past defender Meffoumetou Falone before firing past goalkeeper Annette Ndom after the Indomitable Lionesses had failed to deal with Ngozi Okobi’s floated left-wing cross at the near post.
It was the second time Nigeria had defeated a host nation in the final and it came as a bitter pill to swallow for Ngachu Enow’s ladies who had created the better chances during the hard-hitting encounter.
Congrat 9ja...we r the best
ReplyDeletekudos to the ladies, wish our men can do same
ReplyDeletena so them try...... even Mali coach confessed.
ReplyDeleteYou ladies have given us a reason to be happy and proud in this time of hardship. At lease we have a leader in Falcon that knows how to deliver on promise irrespective of the condition on ground.
ReplyDeleteUp Falcons.