Bihina helps Cameroon reach final as Morocco crash out of WAFCON
Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina produced a stunning performance as the Indomitable Lionesses defeated hosts Morocco on penalties to reach the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final. According to BBC Sport Africa, the semi-final finished goalless after 120 minutes before Cameroon prevailed 3-1 in the shootout.
Bihina saved Fatima Tagnaout’s 118th-minute penalty before stopping three efforts during the shootout.Teenager Maryam Nyadjou scored the decisive penalty to send Cameroon through. Cameroon will face Malawi in Sunday’s final, while Morocco’s hopes of winning their first continental title suffered another setback after consecutive final appearances in 2022 and 2024.
POPULAR
- Solar panels emerge as popular wedding presents in Nigeria
- ‘We’re dying from bullets and hardship,’ Benue police officers cry out, allege four months of unpaid allowances
- Transport crisis: Workers risk lives in pick-up trucks amid rising fares
- Nollywood loses another veteran actor, Francis Duru
- Rivers: Outrage over forced virginity test on female students
Rifnote
Loading your desk