African Games: Nigeria Advances To Women Football Final

By: Gyang Dakwo

Nigeria’s Falconets are on course for a gold medal in the women’s football as they booked a ticket to the final at the expense of Uganda on Monday.

The Falconets are on course to defend their gold medal at the African Games.

Nigeria will now take on either hosts Ghana or Senegal in the Gold medal match.

After a goalless first half tonight, the African Games defending champions left it late before they went past the Ugandans.

Substitute Okah Adaobi broke the deadlock in the 74th minute, before another sub, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, doubled the advantage a minute to full time.

The East Africans put up a big fight, but in the end the class of the Nigerian girls came through.

For the Danjuma led girls, it has been an impressive run at the competition with three wins from three matches.