African Games: Falconets to battle Ghana for Gold in Final
Nigeria’s Under -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.
The Falconets booked their place in the finals, after defeating Uganda 2-0 in the in the first semi-final match played at the Cape Coast Stadium on Monday.
In the second semi-final, Ghana also defeated Senegal’s Teranga Lionesses 3-1 to book a place in the final.
The final between Nigeria and hosts Ghana will hold at the Cape Coast Stadium on Thursday by 8pm.
Meanwhile, Uganda will face Senegal for the bronze medal at the Cape Coast Stadium, also on Thursday by 5pm.
Nigeria’s Falconets won the gold medal in women football during the 12th edition of the African Games in Rabat, Morocco, in 2019.
The 13th African Games is going on in the cities of Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast. It will come to a close on March 23.
