IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - WAFCON FINAL 2025
Picture : Nigeria and Esther Okoronkwo made History !
Nigeria wins 10th Wafcon, the World record
After a fantastic second-half comeback, Nigeria beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and set a World record-extending 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations title.
The Atlas Lionesses led 2-0 at the break in Rabat through Ghizlane Chebbak and Sanaa Mssoudy. Morocco seemed sovereign in the first half, before that Esther Okoronkwo inspired the West Africans after the break, pulling a goal back from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.
Okoronko burst into the Morocco box and allowed Ijamilusi to equalise only 7 minutes later.It was substitute Jennifer Echegini who scored the winner two minutes before the end of the game and it was again Okoronko who assists this winning goal ! But the decisive moment came just before when Morocco were awarded a penalty in the 79th minute at 2-2.Chebbak had the ball on the spot when Namibian referee Antsino Twanyanyukwa was called to the VAR screen and overturned her decision almost four minutes later ! It changed the game and Nigeria scored their third goal !
Nigeria has now beaten a third host nation in a Wafcon final following successes over South Africa and Cameroon in 2000 and 2016 respectively.