The Nigerian team has won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the eighth time as the team beat Cameroon 1-0 in the finals.
A very sweet and well-deserved victory for the Super Falcons, African champions for the 8th time. Congratulations to the Team, & to Nigeria pic.twitter.com/nMhRhcNw8a
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 4, 2016
The Champions are back!!! #AfricanChampions #SuperFalcons #AWCON2016Champions pic.twitter.com/W8nnPGcOh4
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) December 4, 2016
The reigning champions have dominated the competition since its inception winning all but two of the editions.
Despite having tremendous support on their home turf in Yaoundé – an estimated 40,000 people rammed in the stadium and in the presence of President Paul Biya – the Cameroon team were once again forced to take second place against the Super Falcons, a repeat of the 2014 finals.
FT Cameroon 0-1 Nigeria #MayhemUnleashed #SuperFalcons #AWCON2016FInal #AfricanChampions pic.twitter.com/PFwt123KQA
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) December 3, 2016
Cameroon’s dream ended during the second half when a goal from the strong-legged Desire Oparanozie hit the back of the net, breaking the 0-0 deadlock with seven minutes from the end of the game.
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Ghana took home the bronze after beating South Africa 1-0.