PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES
Nigeria’s U-20 female football team, the Falconets, will take on Ghana on Thursday in the final of the women’s football event at the 13th African Games in Ghana.
After defeating Uganda 2-0 in the semi-final at the Cape Coast Stadium on Monday, the Falconets secured their place in the finals.
Host Ghana defeated the Teranga Lionesses of Senegal 3-1 to rekindle the rivalry between the two West African countries.
The final between Nigeria and Ghana will take place at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday at 8 p.m., according to Persecondnews.
At 5 p.m. on the same day (Thursday), at Cape Coast Stadium, Uganda will compete against Senegal for the bronze medal.
Persecondnews recalls that the Falconets won the gold medal in the event at the 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco, in 2019.
The 13th African Games, which started on March 8, will climax on March 23.
Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast are the three cities hosting the ongoing games.
En route to the final, the Falconets have been clinical in the final, scoring eight goals with no concession in their three matches on the way to another African Games final.
They beat Morocco 2-0 in their first match, defeated Senegal 4-0 in their second group game, and needed two second-half goals against Uganda to book their place in Thursday’s final against the hosts.
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