Cameroon shock Super Falcons 2-1 in All Africa Games Woman football Semi-final Match

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will not play in the final of the women’s football event at the 11th All Africa Games, after they lost 2-1 to Cameroon in the semi-final

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Therese Abena put the Indomitable Lionesses ahead after only 10 minutes, before Madeleine Ngo Mani made it 2-0 before the interval.

Onome Ebi pulled one back three minutes after the restart, but it proved to be a mere consolation in the end.

Nigeria started well at the tournament, beating hosts Congo 5-1, Tanzania 3-0, before losing 2-1 to Cote d’Ivoire in their last group match.

The Falcons will face the Ivorians in the third-place game.

All African Games: U-23 Coach Siasia not afraid despite tough group draws

Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has assured Nigerians that his team will perform well despite the oppositions they have been pitched against in the All Africa Games.

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 Following Thursday's draw held at the CAF headquarters in Egypt which saw the Dream Team drawn in Group B with Ghana, Senegal and Egypt, Siasia, is confident ahead o the ties.

The U-23 boys are currently in Port Harcourt preparing for next weekend's African U-23 Championship final round, first leg qualifier against Congo, expressed surprise that the strongest teams in the tournament, pedigree -wise, ended up in the same pool.

"I can tell you for free that this group B is a tough one, for all the countries in this group can qualify for the semi finals. All I can say for now is that we are not afraid of any of them, and will know what to do when we get to that bridge."

Coach Siasia added that for now, all his concentration is on the African U-23 Championship qualifying fixture home and away to Congo, as that is of immediate importance.

Meanwhile, the Dream Team will on Friday play a friendly game against Nigeria Nation-Wide League club, Go Round FC in Port Harcourt. The encounter kicks off at 4pm.

Source: Thenff.com