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Late Oparanozie strike hands Nigeria eighth title
- Updated: December 3, 2016
Striker Desire Oparanozie scored the winner five minutes from time as Nigeria beat hosts Cameroon 1-0 in the final on Saturday at a packed Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.
Oparanozie, who netted the winner in the semi-final victory over South Africa four days earlier in Limbe, again lived up to expectations to silence the deafening home crowd that filled every inch of space at the 40,000 capacity stadium who were rooting for the side.
It was the third time after 2004 and 2014 that Nigeria had beaten Cameroon in the final and it further cements the Super Falcons’ status as the most dominant side in women’s football after previous triumphs in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014.
Yet again it was so near …
