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Super Falcons Win Ninth AWCON Title

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Nigeria team celebrates victory during the 2018 TOTAL African Womens Cup of Nations Semi Final match between Cameroon and Nigeria at the Accra Sports Stadium, Accra on 27 November 2018 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix

Super Falcons of Nigeria have won the 2018 African Women Cup of Nations after beating the Bayana Bayana of South Africa.

This is the ninth AWCON that the Super Falcons will be winning.

After the final match of the continental tournament lasted into extra time, the game ended in a penalty shoot-out.

Super Falcons won 4-3 after South Africa’s Linda Motlhalo missed a penalty.

More to come…

 

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