Morocco set up definite conflict with South Africa
Morocco fixed their position in the last of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations with a punishment shootout triumph over reigning champs Nigeria in Rabat on Monday however made a big deal out of it subsequent to having a two player advantage for 50 minutes.
The elimination round finished 1-1 after extra-time before the host country guaranteed the punishment shootout when Nigerian forward Ifeoma Onumonu had her work saved by home goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi.
Morocco will presently point toward the South Africa in the last on Saturday, with the two countries looking for a first success in the opposition, while Nigeria take on Zambia for the bronze decoration on Friday.
Nigeria got two red cards in their elimination round, however they might have had little protests over either, and ought to have been gone for good some time before punishments as Morocco rejected various straightforward opportunities to score.
The main half finished goalless as Nigeria set up camp in the Moroccan half and mounted many rushes of assault however were let somewhere near their last ball.
The most obvious opportunity came from a mix-up in the home guard as they dithered ready and when Er-Rmichi needed to rush her freedom, the ball tumbled to Christy Ucheibe.
Had opportunity and willpower to pick her spot with a vacant net expanding yet put her shot off target with a disheartening completion.
Nigeria were managed a blow minutes into the last part when Halimatu Ayinde's monstrous stamp on the lower leg of Rosella Ayane was completely meriting a red card, the main shock maybe that it required the Video Assistant Referee to go with the choice.
Morocco had a shot cleaned up the line after that as Nigeria out of nowhere looked shook.
In any case, it was the Super Falcons who started to lead the pack on 62 minutes in genuinely clever conditions.
Rasheedat Ajibade's cross was going goalwards by Onumonu however the ball bounced back off the post. Uchenna Kanu looked set to jump running wild ball, yet as Morocco protector Hanane Aït El Haj attempted to clear the ball, she succeeded exclusively in kicking it into the substance of colleague Yasmin Mrabet and the ball wound up toward the rear of the net.
Yet, that lead endured just a brief time before the home side hit back to send the group into ridiculousness.
Ayane separated the right-hand side and when her low cross was not gathered neatly by Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Sanaâ Mssoudy turned home the free ball.
Nigeria lost one more player to a red card with 20 minutes staying as Ajibade was the blameworthy guilty party this time, her foolish tackle meriting the authorization.
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