Super Falcons of Nigeria defeat their South African counterparts 4-3 on penalties in the final of the 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) in the final played in Accra on Saturday, December 1.
The match saw the Bayana Bayana, who beat Nigeria 1-0 in the group stage, come all out against a defensive Falconets. Asisat Oshoala on her part had a chance to win the game for Nigeria when she won a penalty, but it was played wide.
The match ended 0-0 at regulation time.
Onome Ebi lose the first penalty for Nigeria, but the team recovered quickly by converting the remaining four kicks while Bayana Bayana converted three of their five kicks. Linda Motlhalo lost the last kick that gifted Nigeria the trophy.