South Africa defeated host Morocco 2-1 in the final of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations-WAFCON tournament.
The South Africans were joined in the celebration by the Nigerians who did not forgive Morocco for the Super Falcons’ semi-final incidents.
In the semi-finals, a 1-1 lead after extra time was followed by a 5-4 penalty win for Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses over the Nigerian Super Falcons.
The Nigerian girls played a large part of the game with 9 players after Halimatu Ayinde and Rashedat Ajibade red cards. Apart from the red cards, the Nigerians were angered by the Super Falcon players’ use of laser lights in the penalty shootout, cheering a South African victory in the final.
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South Africa triumphed in the final after Hildah Magaia scored a second-half brace to improve on Rosella Ayane’s 81st-minute goal.
South Africa were crowned champions of the Women’s Nations Cup tournament, after nine-time champions, Nigeria joined the WAFCON Winners League.
Apart from the Morocco incident, the Nigerians have backed South Africa for the title as they have lost four WAFCON finals so far, the last against Nigeria in 2018. The belief is that they deserve the title more than the Moroccan Atlas Lionesses who played their first-ever WAFCON final.
Nigerians took to social media platforms to celebrate with Desire Ellis escorting Bayana Bayana after the final whistle on Saturday 23 July with the most repeated caption “Congratulations to South Africa for beating Morocco.
