2019 WAFU: Super Falcons Win Women’s Cup Beating Host Cote D’ivoire - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 19, 2019
The Super Falcons won the 2019 WAFU Women’s Cup inAbidjan after defeating hosts Cote d’Ivoire 5-4 on penalty kicks.
Both sides went into a penalty shootout after a 1-1draw in the game played at the Stade-Robert Champroux de Macory.
The Super Falcons had advanced into the final matchfollowing their triumph over 2018 winners Ghana via penalty kicks on Thursday.
The Ivorians, who were last year’s finalists, haddefeated Mali 2-1 in the competition’s second semi-final match to secure aback-to-back final spot.
The Ivorians dominated proceedings in the openingminutes of the encounter but failed to find the back of the net until the 42ndminute.
That was when Ange Koko Nguessan’s free-kick brokethe deadlock.
But Uchenna Kanu’s equaliser in the closing stagesof the game put the hosts’ celebrations on hold.
Following the triumph in Abidjan, the team isexpected to return to Abuja today Sunday as they shift focus to the FIFAWomen’s World Cup, starting in France next month.