It was a mission X accomplished for Nigeria's Super Falcons after making a remarkable comeback to defeat hosts, Atlas Lionesses of Morocco 3-2 in the 2024Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final on Saturday.
The Falcons have now lifted a 10th African Women’s trophy.
The trilling final , saw the Moroccans drawing the first blood in the 13th minute after a loose ball broke kindly for the tournament’s top scorer, Ghizlane Chebbak, who did the rest by powering her effort past Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie
Ijamilusi Folashade came close to drawing level but a weak shot was all she could manage, which found its way into the hands of Khadija Er-Rmichi
Few minutes later, it was Mssoudy who was on target in the 28th-minute, as her
left-footed shot found the back of the net to make it 2 for the hosts
The Moroccans took the two goals advantage into the remaining half of the thrilling encounter before Falcons resumed with some renewed vigour as their pressing and passing were much more intentional
The relentless pressure would, however, pay off for the Super Falcons in the 63rd minute after Ijamilusi hooked the ball back, and it struck the arm of Benzina.
Okoronkwo calmly found the back of the net to give Nigeria a glimmer of hope.
In the 71st minute, Okoronkwo paced down the right and cut into the area before calmly squaring for the better-placed Ijamilusi to tap home to make it all square.
Super Falcons would have their third in the 88th minute after a deep free kick found the outstretched toe of Echegini, who poked the ball home from close range to actualize the mission X ambition as the 10 time winners of WAFCON
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