Host Morocco stunned nine-woman Nigeria 5-4 on penalties as they reached the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay-Abdellah on Monday.

As a result, they will battle South Africa’s Banyana Banyana for this year’s title at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah Saturday.

The Atlas Lionesses reached the final by defeating the Super Falcons in a post-match penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw after extra time in the enthralling semi-final match in Rabat.

Goalkeeper Khadujah Er-Rmichi emerged as the heroine for the home side after saving Nigeria striker Ifeoma Onumonu’s kick during the shoot-out.

The South Africans, on the other hand, defeated Zambia 1-0 in Casablanca on Monday.

A stoppage-time penalty converted by Linda Motlhalo helped Banyana Banyana to reach the final of Africa’s flagship women’s football tournament.

The Banyana Banyana fought hard to beat the Copper Queens to secure a second consecutive final and fifth overall in the history of the competition.

Morocco will face South Africa in Saturday’s final with both teams looking to clinch the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title for the first time.

The #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 finalists are decided! 🤩#EmpoweringOurGame pic.twitter.com/tTkgkKtx32

— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 19, 2022

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Senegal skipper Kalidou Koulibaly has joined Premier League side Chelsea FC from Napoli on a four-year deal, the London outfit have confirmed.

“Koulibaly is an international teammate of Chelsea’s first-choice keeper, Edouard Mendy, and will significantly bolster our defensive options following the departures of Toni Rudiger and Andreas Christensen,” Chelsea said in a statement.

Zambia Copper Queens advanced to the Women’s AFCON semis after a 4-2 triumph against The Lionesses of Teranga on penalties at the Complexe Sportif Mohamed V in Casablanca following their 1-all stalemate after extra-time on Wednesday.

As a result, for the first time in their history, they will be part of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

They were part of the 2020 Olympic Games but had never qualified for the World Cup.

Senegal, who finished second in Group A behind Morocco started the encounter with more purpose, but Bruce Mwape’s Zambians found their way into the game. However, they could not impose the rhythm of their short passing patterns.

No team from either country had progressed to the semi-finals since the inception of the women’s Africa Cup of Nations competition in 1991. Neither country had graced the women’s World Cup.

Zambia was dealt a serious blow when football authorities announced that Barbra Banda, a top player in the team, was ineligible for the competition last week after a “gender verification procedure” that determined her testosterone levels were “too high” for her to play.

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 After their superb 4-0 victory over Burundi, the Super Falcons of Nigeria will play against the Indomitable Lioness of Cameroon in the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals.

The Super Falcons hammered debutantes thanks to a brace by Uchenna Kanu at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay-Abdellah in Rabat on Sunday.

Nigeria, who finished second in their group behind South Africa, will take on Cameroon in one of the quarterfinals. South Africa’s Banyana Banyana top of Group C faceoff against Tunisia.

Nigeria defeated Botswana 2-0 in their second group game and also defeated Burundi 4-0 in their last group game on Sunday.

The Super Falcons have recorded the most goals in the ongoing tournament, after an incredible seven times while only conceding twice – both goals from South Africa.

Here are the complete quarterfinal fixtures:

Wednesday:
Zambia vs Senegal
Morocco vs Botswana

Thursday:
Cameroon vs Nigeria
South Africa vs Tunisia

A pinpoint cross 🎯
A first time finish 🤩 #TeamNigeria’s Uchenna Kanu wins Goal of the Day 🦅 #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 | #EmpoweringOurGame | @1xBet_Eng pic.twitter.com/FPJA81FiKt

— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 11, 2022

Morocco Marrakesh Stadium will host Sierra Leone’s double header in the African Nations Championship Algeria 2022 qualifiers against Cape Verde.

The first leg qualifying encounter is to be played on July 24th – the return fixture billed for the 27th of this month at the same venue.

Coach Francis Zappa Koroma’s local Stars are presently based in the Eastern Province as they intensify their groundwork in readiness for the doubleheader.

The return leg will play a few days later as Sierra Leone seeks their first African Nations Championship set to be held in Algeria 2022 when they face Cape Verde this month.

The aggregate winner over two-legged matches will face Mali in the next stage. 

Sierra Leone was eliminated by Senegal 4-2 on aggregate during the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifiers. 

Sierra Leone was ineligible for the 2020 tournament due to a FIFA sanction.

Morocco won the last competition for the second time after overcoming Mali 2-0 in a thrilling final at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on February 7 2020, in Cameroon.

Meanwhile, Malian official Sory Ibrahima Keita will be in charge of this tie. Nouhoum Bamba is the R one, Amadou belly Guisse Amadu is the AR 2 and Abdoulaye Sissoko the foruth official.

Sierra Leone’s Songor Koedoyoma is the Covid 19 officer. Match commissioner Mis from Mauritania.

The final tournament is slated to be played in Algeria from 8–31 January 2023.

Sierra Leone to face @fcfcomunica twice at the Grand Stade Marrakech Natural grass stadium. #Chanqualifiers

Sunday 24th July 2022
Time: 4:00 PM

Cape Verde 🇨🇻 V Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 Date: Saturday 30th July 2022 – Time: 15:0#SaloneTwitter #SierraLeone #FSLMedia @football_sierra pic.twitter.com/wq0eJXC3z9

— Alie Bittar (@bittar32) July 8, 2022

Senegal and Morocco from Group A have qualified for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.

Teranga Lionesses secure a 1-0 win over their Burkinabe counterpart at the Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex on Tuesday.

Mame Moussa Cisse’s team scored the only goal from a penalty kick in the 84th minute.

Substitute Korka Fall, who had come on only seven minutes earlier to make her tournament debut, converted the spot-kick.

Morocco, on the other hand, with a better goal difference than Senegal, defeated Uganda ladies 3-1 to reach the second round of the competition for the first time in the country’s history.

Both Atlas Lionesses and Teranga Lionesses on six points, while Burkina Faso, third in the group after two defeats, must win against Uganda in a bid to secure a best third-place finish.

📹 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 🇺🇬 1-3 🇲🇦

Morocco advance to the knockout stages after beating Uganda! 🦁 #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 | #EmpoweringOurGame | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/JDygnI7oNj

— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 5, 2022

Today CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Wednesday 6 July 2022

Zambia v Tunisia  

Togo v Cameroon

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