The Super Falcons of Nigeria won the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with the highest honors on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu congratulated them on their record 10th continental title.
Morocco was the host nation’s opponent, but the Falcons came back strong to defeat them 3-2.
They chose to accept this mission, the president declared on his official X account. They comprehended the task.
“Our Superior Super Falcons delivered in true Nigerian fashion,” said the seller. Never, ever, ever. They left . They observed.
They “have won once more” 10-time African champions. #MissionX: Complete!
They made the decision to accept this task.
They comprehended the task.
Our superior superflyers were delivered in true Nigerian style. Never, ever, ever.
They left . They observed. They have once more won!
10-time African champions. COMPLETE! #MissionX!
The Super Falcons were praised for their significant accomplishments by Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, who also attributed it to their upbeat spirit.
She signed a statement, reading, “I celebrate you, our beautiful and lovely Super Falcons, for the historic victory of your 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations championship.”
Your overwhelmingly positive 3-2 victory is indeed remarkable and commendable. You put forth a lot of effort, perseverance, and an unwavering Nigerian spirit, and it is not just another trophy. For this sweet victory, we express our gratitude to God.
You have once more made Nigeria our beloved country’s proud and established your status as the African football queens.
In the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final on Saturday, the Super Falcons came back to defeat Morocco 3-2.
The Falcons have now won their tenth African Women’s trophy.
Justin Madugu’s team was hoping to redress their 2024 semifinal defeat to the North Africans.
Morocco’s No. 18 Sanaa Mssoudy and Nigeria’s No. 13 Midfielder Deborah Abiodun and No. 18 Sanaa Mssoudy cross the line in the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final football game at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT/AFP)
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The Moroccans would start to show first blood in the 13th minute when Ghizlane Chebbak, the tournament’s top scorer, was fortunate to have a loose ball play before the team broke away to Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie.
Ijamilusi Folashade tried to resolve issues, but she was unable to do so by giving Khadija Er-Rmichi a weak shot.
The hosts scored two goals in the 28th minute when Mssoudy received the ball on the left edge of the box and fired a low, left-footed shot into the back of the net.
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With the score at 2-0, both teams would head for the tunnel, Morocco in the ascendancy.
The Super Falcons’ pressing and passing were much more deliberate, and they brought the second half to a new high.
When the Moroccan keeper collided with Rabbah, her own defender, before the defense intervened, they were almost given the lead, and Rabbah came to her rescue.
Before Morocco and Nigeria’s 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final football game at Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on July 26, 2025, Nigerian supporters cheer their team. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT/AFP)
The Super Falcons would benefit from the relentless pressure, however, in the 63rd minute when Ijamilusi hooked the ball back and hit Benzina.
Nigerians had a glimmer of hope when Okoronkwo quietly found the back of the net.
In the 71st minute, Okoronkwo ran down the right and cut into the area before squaring up in peace with Ijamilusi to bring him home.
Premier League champions Liverpool were defeated 4-2 by AC Milan on Saturday in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong by former Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
At Kai Tak Stadium, Liverpool dominated possession with record signing Florian Wirtz in his first start, but a shaky defense was punished for all four Milan goals.
Dominik Szoboszlai’s superb strike 16 minutes later made it 1-1 at half-time set the tone for the Italian side as Rafael Leao opened the scoring.
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Six minutes after the break, Loftus-Cheek and substitute Noah Okafor’s two goals, either side of Cody Gakpo’s late header, secured the victory for AC Milan.
In the 49, 704 sellout crowd, Liverpool’s Hong Kong supporters were far more popular than AC Milan’s.
On July 26, 2025, during their friendly exhibition football match at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, Mohamed Salah (C) and Luca Stephenson (L) attack the AC Milan goal. (Photo by Peter PARKS/AFP)
Diogo Jota, who passed away earlier this month in a car crash, was paid a sincere tribute.
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish laid flowers in front of the crowd, who responded by displaying a mosaic with the word “DJ20” in honor of Jota’s retired number 20 shirt.
Leao, who also scored the opener, remembered Jota, who was also a Portuguese player, who prayed quietly and arranged the number 20 with his fingers.
Wirtz’ 45-minute performance, which hints at why Bayer Leverkusen reportedly paid a reported $150 million for the German playmaker, made him appear comfortable in charge of the company’s operations.
At half-time, left-back Milos Kerkez and right-back Jeremie Frimpong, two other recent signings from Liverpool, both made the start-up lineup.
Hugo Ekitike, who had only flown in two days prior to joining his new teammates, was not ready to participate. He had already been signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for a reportedly $92 million.
Due to the absence of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz from the matchday squad, Liverpool did not have a recognized central striker.
On Wednesday, Liverpool will travel to Japan to face the Yokohama F-Marinos.
President Bola Tinubu has promised to support the Super Falcons in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final on Saturday in order for them to win the coveted trophy.
He signed a statement on Saturday that contained this information.
By God’s grace, you will succeed. The tenth is best! Bring home the trophy. Your fellow countrymen and women, both young and old, support you.
He said, “I look forward to the team, the trophy, and the Abuja officials.”
Tinubu praised the team’s perseverance throughout the competition.
Ajibade and the Super Falcons celebrate a goal.
You face Morocco in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat tonight, according to him as he said, “You are on the cusp of history.”
“Over the past three weeks, your performance at this tournament has been incredible.” You have done a great job of standing up for our nation.
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The women showed sportsmanship, especially when Gabriela Salgado, a Banyana Banyana player, was taken by them, according to the president.
Super Falcons players visiting Gabriela Salgado, South African player, in the hospital. X/@NGSuper_Falcons
You have shown true sportsmanship both on and off the field. Following the semi-final match, I was delighted to see pictures of your visit to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana’s Gabriela Salgado, who was injured.
We Africans value our shared humanity, empathy, and sisterly affection in high regard, he continued.
He praised the Falcons for their outstanding performance, as well as his administration’s support and backing of Nigerians.
Nigeria has won the title nine times in Africa. Super_Falcons X@NG
You are already champions if statistics alone win matches. Unbeaten in the group stages, triumphant in the knockout rounds, and with only one goal in the semi-finals. You won all of your previous nine finals, aside from this.
We wish you the best of luck tonight as you attempt to win the record tenth continental title, in the name of a grateful nation.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria’s government and people are in full support of you, according to Tinubu, who has sent a presidential delegation to Rabat to celebrate your victory.
The delegation includes, among others, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, and the Chairman of the National Sports Commission,
The general secretary of the global players’ union FIFPro stated on Friday that the top footballers are reluctant to speak out against playing too many games because they fear the impact it might have on their careers.
After FIFPro met with 58 national player unions from around the world to discuss concerns about FIFA’s management of global football, Alex Phillips spoke at a meeting in Amsterdam.
The first 32-team Club World Cup in the United States, which was praised as a huge success by FIFA president Gianni Infantino but criticised by FIFPro for the demands it has placed on players who were already battling a crowded schedule, came less than two weeks after the end of the tournament.
Some of the best players claimed they hadn’t had a rest for “X” of time before the Club World Cup, according to Phillips.
One of them even said, “I’ll only get a rest when I’m injured.” Some people were cynical about speaking up, and some were resigned.
Then, two weeks later, you notice some of the same players recording social media videos saying, “We think the Club World Cup is great,” as a result of their employers’ orders to do it.
Players are unable to speak up in this contradictory circumstance. They are in a vicious position. They are free to speak up, but it may have consequences.
FIFPro cited FIFA’s recent emphasis on the United States’ Club World Cup as an example of the organization ignoring a number of fundamentally more crucial issues that players around the world are facing.
In a statement, FIFPro cited the “overloaded” match schedule, the concern over the Club World Cup, and “ongoing disregard for players’ social rights. It is unacceptable for an organization that claims global leadership.
Last year, FIFPro Europe complained to the European Commission, alleging that FIFA had violated its policies with regard to the organization’s handling of international match days.
Following FIFA’s decision to hold a meeting on the eve of the most recent Club World Cup final, the union held the summit on Friday.
In an interview with The Athletic, Argentinian president of FIFPro, Sergio Marchi, this week criticized Infantino’s leadership of FIFA and claimed that he was “running an autocracy.”
FIFA responded to FIFPro on Friday by calling for dialogue “with legitimate bodies that put player welfare first” and claiming to have unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the union to come to its meeting in New York on July 12th.
The Zurich-based organization stated that “FIFA is extremely disappointed by the FIFPRO leadership’s increasingly divisive and contradictory tone.”
This strategy “demonstrates that FIFPRO has chosen to pursue a path of public confrontation” in order to protect “their own personal positions and interests” rather than engage in constructive dialogue.
The Super Falcons will be chasing a record-extending 10th title when Nigeria face Morocco on Saturday in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final.  ,
It is the host nation’s second successive final and another chance to triumph over the world’s top-flight team.  ,
Nigeria, which has won nine of their past nine contests, refers to this year’s campaign as “Mission X,” which aims to win their tenth continental crown. The West Africans will take on a team that hasn’t lost a match in the tournament when they face the Atlas Lionesses, who will be supported by a home crowd.  ,
Nigeria has won the title nine times in Africa. Super_Falcons X@NG
The Super Falcons’ path to the championship match hasn’t been entirely smooth. Nigeria needed a 94th-minute goal to win 2-1 in the semi-final with South Africa’s Banyana Banyana.  ,
Morocco defeated the Black Queens of Ghana 4-2 on penalties at the Stade Olympique in Rabat, which was even more difficult because the game ended 1-1 in both regular and extra-time.  ,
The 2022 WAFCON semi-final will be re-created on Saturday with a re-enactment of the original. The West Africans played the game with nine players for the majority of the game, losing 5-4 on penalties (1-1).
Morocco, the host of WAFCON 2024, was eliminated from previous years’ competition but now has a chance to win its first title on July 26, 2025.
Experience Meets Emerging Side At WAFCON Final: Nigeria vs. Morocco
The stage is a familiar home for The Super Falcons. Their 10th appearance in the 2024 World Cup final is at that time. They have won all of the tournament’s finals, including the 2008, 2012, and 2022 finals, but have only lost once. Nigeria has also completed four Olympic Games campaigns and nine World Cup appearances.  ,
Ajibade and the Super Falcons celebrate a goal.
The Atlas Lionesses, who are only experiencing a meteoric rise in women’s football in Africa, stand out for their intimidating credentials. The North Africans finished second in their first-ever World Cup a year after they hosted them in 2022.  ,
The Moroccans will now be ready to lay down a marker in women’s football in their second final of the World Cup of Football.  ,
Player to Watch In Blockbuster Between Morocco and Nigeria
The Super Falcons will be counting on them to take the team one step further by winning on Saturday as a parade of stars that will include the Super Falcons.
In five games, Ajibade has triumphed for Nigeria with the title of “Woman of the Match.”
Captain Rasheedat Ajibade has excelled in the competition, winning the Woman of the Match award three times in five games for Nigeria. She will be supported by an army of talented players, including Esther Okoronkwo, the top goal scorer, who is expected to lead her team when they take on the hosts.
The midfield managed by the diligent Halimatu Ayinde will be capable of supplying the experienced Osinachi Ohale, who will be in charge of the backline.  ,
The Super Falcons are a difficult team to defeat, but Ghizlane Chebbak, a proven scorer, will be in charge. With four goals, the Levante Badalona star is the tournament’s top scorer.
With four goals, Ghizlane Chebbak is the tournament’s top scorer.
Yasmin Mrabet, who has seven of the Atlas Lionesses’ 11 goals, is another player who can harm. However, a side facing the highly qualified Nigerians is greatly disappointed by their fragile defense. Morocco has conceded in every tournament game.  ,  ,
At WAFCON, Nigeria and Morocco have a head-to-head record.
The North Africans have only met Nigeria twice before Morocco hosted the final WAFCON event. The Super Falcons defeated them 8-0 and 6-0 in those games, respectively, in 1998 and 2000. However, the host countries underwent a significant transformation in 2022, and they defeated Nigeria on penalties before falling to South Africa in the final.  ,
Final Schedule for the 2024 World Cup between Nigeria and Morocco
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
9:00 p.m. (WAT/Nigeria time).  ,
Location: Morocco’s Stade Olympique in Rabat.
Final Thoughts on the 2024 World Cup Finals in Morocco
