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Nigeria on Saturday at the Ahmadou
Ahidjou Stadium defeated hosts Cameroon 1-0 in the final of the 2016
African Women’s Cup of Nations to lift the title for a record eighth
time.
Avant Guingamp of France striker, Desire
Oparanozie, gave the Super Falcons the victory over the Indomitable
Lionesses in a tensed match, which could have gone either way. The
stadium was filled to capacity as fans of the host country came to cheer
their team to victory.
Nigeria have now defeated Cameroon in
three finals in the history of the competition. The Super Falcons
stopped the Lionesses from lifting the AWCON title in the 2004 edition,
when they beat them 5-0, and also the 2014 edition when Cameroon lost
2-0 to Nigeria courtesy of goals from Oparanozie and Arsenal Ladies
forward, Asisat Oshoala.
