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| Falconets of Nigeria savouring the pleasure of their victory. |
Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s national team, Falconets,
have won the women’s football tournament of the ongoing 12th African Games in
Rabat Morocco.
The
Christopher Danjuma tutored team won the gold after a 3-2 penalty shoot-out
triumph over their Cameroonian counterparts.
Both
teams had battled to a 1-1 draw in a group phase match eight days ago but their
second meeting ended 0-0 after regulation and extra time at the Stade Boubker
Aamar outside Rabat.
The
game was eventually decided by penalty shoot-out followed which saw the
Nigerian girls emerging victorious.
The
title was Falconets first gold at the African Games in 12 years, having not
qualified for the 10th edition in Mozambique in 2011 and finishing outside the
medals’ range in Brazzaville four years ago.
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