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Falconets beat Cameroon on penalties to win gold at African Games
The Falconets of Nigeria have emerged champions of the women’s football event at the ongoing 12th All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco.
The national U-20 girls defeated their Cameroonian counterparts 3-2 on penalties in the final on Thursday night to win gold.
The victory mean Nigeria is claiming the prize in the African Games for the first time since 2007, when it was hosted in Algiers.
Nigeria have now won Gold medal in the women’s football event three times in five attempts.
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Although the Falconets dominated play in the opening half, no goal was scored by either team.
Cameroon came on stronger after the break, still no goal was recorded till the end of 120 minutes.
In the shootout, Falconets bounced back from two misses in three attempts thanks to three consecutive saves made by young goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie to secure a 3-2 win.
The gold medal in the men’s football event could also be Nigeria’s as the Flying Eagles are set to take on Burkina Faso in the final on Friday.
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