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Not a batch of fans oregon pundits would person predicted Malawi winning 3-2 against Nigeria successful their opening fixture astatine the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON.
It was a daze effect connected galore levels.
The Scorchers were making their debut astatine the competition, portion the Super Falcons arrived arsenic defending champions and looking for their record-extending 11th title.
Temwa Chawinga scored Malawi’s archetypal and 3rd goals, portion her sister Tabita Chawinga added the 2nd arsenic the debutants took a singular 3-1 pb heavy into stoppage time.
Nigeria responded done a Rasheedat Ajibade punishment and a precocious Uchenna Kanu goal, but the Falcons could not implicit the comeback.
And so, Justin Madugu’s ladies began the defence of their rubric with defeat.
“Malawi played bully football,” Ope Adebari, a sports analyst, newsman and shaper with News Central, tells DAILY POST.
“Malawi was the amended squad successful the archetypal half. That said, I deliberation manager Madugu had the close tactical attack to the crippled but utilized the incorrect acceptable of players for execution.
“Judging by the changes made aboriginal successful the 2nd half, I judge manager Madugu realized his mistake but the Super Falcons could not lucifer the momentum of the tourney debutants.”
The Falcons were not the lone squad to statesman with a setback.
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