Nigeria fight back to stun Morocco for Tenth WAFCON title
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For most of this tournament, Nigeria had been defined by fast starts, and Morocco had shown themselves to be the comeback queens.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons complete a stunning comeback to win WAFCON 2024, claiming their 10th title and marking a powerful moment for women’s football in Africa.
That is it from our live coverage of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat. Nigeria have completed their self-appointed “Mission X”, and sealed a 10th WAFCON crown. For Morocco, the wait goes on after back-to-back defeats in finals, both on home soil.
Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday.
Morocco's Ghizlane Chebbak finished as top scorer with five goals, including one in the final. The hosts' captain had already finished as the top scorer in the 2022 edition, alongside Nigeria's Rasheedat Ajibade and South Africa's Hildah Magaia (3 goals).
Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.