The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon have won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title after beating Malawi 3-0 in Sunday’s final at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
Penpushing reports that the country’s female soccer squad produced a dominant display to finally end years of disappointment in the competition, with their previous three final appearances ending in defeat.
The Indomitable Lionesses took control early and raced into a three-goal lead before half-time, with Marie Ngah opening the scoring after 20 minutes, heading the ball into the net to give Cameroon the perfect start.
Penpushing further reports that Naomi Ndjoah Eto doubled the advantage eight minutes later, leaving Malawi with a mountain to climb, while Ngah completed her brace just before the break to put Cameroon firmly in control and effectively settle the contest before half-time.
The victory marks a historic moment for Cameroon, who had previously finished runners-up in 2004, 2014 and 2016, however, all three of those defeats came against Nigeria, including a 5-0 loss in the 2004 final, a 2-0 defeat in 2014 and a 1-0 loss in 2016.
Penpushing also reports that Cameroon, this time faced a different opponent in the final and made the opportunity count, while the title equally completes a remarkable turnaround for the team, who initially failed to qualify for the tournament before gaining entry after the competition was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.
The Cameroon entered the final having conceded only two goals in the tournament and had kept three clean sheets, while their defensive strength was matched by a clinical attack in the final as they secured the biggest victory of the competition’s title match.
Penpushing reports that victory of Indomitable Lionesses makes Cameroon the fourth different nation to win the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON )title, joining record champions Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa, and after three final defeats, Cameroon are finally Queens of Africa.
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