Cameroon on Sunday kicked Nigeria’s Super Falcons out of the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) competition with a lone goal scored in the early minutes of their quarter-final match
Myriam Maéva Nyadjou Wamen scored the only goal of the game in the 19th minute, giving Cameroon the lead and ultimately sending the Indomitable Lionesses into the semi-finals.
The Super Falcons tried to fight their way back into the game but could not find the equaliser as Cameroon held firm to protect their advantage.
The defeat brings Nigeria’s bid to retain the continental title to an end and also denies the nine-time African champions an automatic place at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
The Falcons, however, are not out of the World Cup race.
With the four semi-finalists earning direct qualification to the World Cup, Nigeria must now take the longer play-off route reserved for the quarter-final losers, where two teams will have another chance to secure a place at the global tournament.
(Ripples)