Daily Trust· 3h ago· 1 min read
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to debutants Malawi in their first women’s Africa Cup of Nations WAFCON 2026 on Tuesday night.
The WAFCON reigning champions began the defence of their 10th crown in disastrous fashion as Malawi, in their first ever WAFCON appearance, took advantage of the disjointed Falcons with two second half goals to produce arguably the biggest shock the tournament would witness.
Temwa Chawinga scored a brace, and elder sister Tabitha Chawinga scored once to seal the Super Falcons’ fate despite Rasheedat Ajibade and Uchenna Kanu’s goals.
The Justin Madugu ladies came into the match without a loss against a WAFCON debutant ever, and dropped point just once against a debutant- a goalless draw with Tunisia in 2008- but a lethargic first half and poor defensive display in the second resulted in a first WAFCON loss to a debutant in 18…
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