Nigeria 0-1 Zambia: Super Falcons suffer another heartbreak
A fortuitous strike just before the half-hour mark saw Zambia going ahead and they never looked back afterwards
The Zambia national women's team have finished in the third position ahead of the Super Falcons of Nigeria at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The Super Falcons lost 1-0 at the Complexe Mohamed V in Casablanca to their Zambian counterparts Friday night in the match for the bronze medals
The only time before now that the Super Falcons will be finishing fourth on the continent was 20 years ago when they were beaten 1-0 by Cameroon in the third place match of the 2012 edition.
A fortuitous strike just before the half-hour mark by Evarine Susan Katongo was helped into the net by Chiamaka Nndozie to give Zambia the lead.
Katongo 19, was later voted as Woman-of-the-Match as her contribution helped Zambia to their first ever win over Nigeria.
For many, Nigeria's outing in Morocco should serve as a wake call on the numerous development processes that need to be undertaken to help improve the women's game.
