WOMEN’S AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2025 FINAL: MOROCCO VS NIGERIA
Nigeria bid for a record-extending 10th continental title when they face hosts Morocco in the final of the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday. Both sides are unbeaten and the West Africans have only conceded one goal in five matches on their journey to the 21,000-capacity Olympic Stadium in Rabat. Runners-up in that same stadium in 2022, Morocco are looking for redemption.
Should the Atlas Lionesses lift the trophy for the first time it would offer some return on the vast investment the kingdom has poured into the women’s game in recent years. Picking a favourite is not easy, with neither side making a compelling case in the semi-finals. The North Africans, who have Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda in the dugout, needed penalty kicks to get past Ghana, while Nigeria, the continent’s top-ranked side, scored a stoppage-time winner to knock out defending champions South Africa.
Confidence, however, is high in the Super Falcons camp, with their campaign branded as ‘Mission X’. “Mission X – that’s what this entire tournament was about,” defender Michelle Alozie told BBC Sport Africa. “It’s going all the way to the final and winning it. We’re growing as a team and I think that shows every game.” The winners will pick up $1m (£743,000) in prize money as well as the new-look Wafcon trophy.
