Justin Madogo, coach of the Nigerian women's national team, expressed his great happiness after the «Super Falcons» won the African Cup title for the tenth time in their history, stressing that the victory came as a result of long teamwork and unwavering confidence.
Madogo added in his statements after the match: «We have proven once again that we are the difficult number in African women's football. We played a difficult match against a developed Moroccan team, and we fell behind in the score, but the players did not give up for a single moment».
The Nigerian women's coach praised the fighting spirit and discipline shown by the team, especially the young players who played in their first continental final. Regarding this point, he said: «We succeeded in combining experience and vitality. We introduced new names who had never played in major tournaments before, and they showed amazing maturity. This title is not just a coronation, but a new milestone in the development project of women's football in Nigeria».
He concluded his statement by thanking the technical staff and the Nigerian Federation, considering that the title is the result of integrated institutional work with which the team regained its prestige after an absence from the podium since 2018.
The ball frowned in the face of the Moroccan women's national team after the Nigerian national team turned a two-goal deficit in the first half into an exciting 3-2 victory over its host, winning the Women's African Cup of Nations title on Saturday.Nigeria trailed Ghazlan's goal against Morocco's captain with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area 12 minutes after the start, scoring its fifth goal and being crowned the tournament's top scorer.Sanaa Al-Masoudi doubled Morocco's lead with a creeping ground shot from inside the penalty area after a defensive error in the 24th minute.The Nigerian team rose up in the second half, and Esther Okoronkwo reduced the gap from a penalty kick in the 64th minute.She contributed to scoring the equaliser when she passed the ball from inside the penalty area and Florence Egameliosi followed it into the net in the 71st minute.
Two minutes before the end, substitute Jennifer Eshigeni scored the winning goal for Nigeria, after following up on a free kick executed by Esther from the middle of the field, which she received inside the area and shot into the net.The Nigerian national team won its tenth title in the tournament, while Morocco failed to win the first title in its history after playing the second final in a row, following its loss in the final of the last edition to South Africa.
