Super Falcons Qualify For AWCON Final, 2019 World Cup

Nigeria’s Super Falcons secured qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 on penalties after a goalless extra-time draw with Cameroon in Tuesday’s first semi-final at the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2018.

Though Cameroon had more possession and created more chances than their opponents, a 120 minutes of action was unable to separate both sides at the Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana’s capital. That meant a penalty shoot-out was required to determine who makes Saturday’s final and lands Africa’s first qualification spot for France 2019.

In the shoot-out, it was the S

uper Falcons that held their nerve by converting all four of their spot-kicks, while Cameroon were decisively unsuccessful from the penalty spot twice. Ngozi Ebere struck the winning penalty to ensure Nigeria’s return to the world finals with a 4-2 shoot-out win.

This will be Nigeria’s eighth consecutive appearance at a Women’s World Cup, having played in all seven previous editions of the competition, going back to the inaugural tournament in 1991.