Nigeria Women made a dramatic comeback from two goals down to beat Morocco 2-3 and claimed their 10th WAFCON title, MySportDab reports.
It was a dramatic scene which the Super Falcons proved why they are the giants when it comes to women football in Africa.
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Before Kickoff, there were so many talking points as to which national team will be the first to lift the new title.
The Atlas Lionesses drew first blood after an outstanding strike from outside the box through Chebbak which made things 1-0 in the 12th minute.
There was nothing the Falcons could offer as they went down further with another goal from the host in the 24th minutes from Mssoudy.
It was already looking like a job done for the host after they finished the first half with a comfortable 2-0 lead.
It was a different case in the second half after Esther Okoronkwo started the comeback with her goal from a penalty.
It was 2-1 in the 64th minute which brought the game back to live as more opportunities kept coming.
Ijamilusi leveled things with a stunner in the 71st minutes which was assisted by Esther making sure it was 2-2 between them.
There was a called for penalty for the host, but VAR did well enough to call it off as things stayed 2-2.
Jennifer Echegini scored in the 88th minute to make sure the Super Falcons took the lead 2-3 while they immediately locked up.
Nigeria Women did well enough as they held their lead until the end to beat Morocco 2-3 and claimed their 10th WAFCON title.
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