Editing South Africa Win Their First Women´s Cup Of Nations Title

<br>RABAT, July 23 (Reuters) - South Africa striker Hildah Magaia scored twice as they claimed their first Women´s Africa Cup of Nations title by beating hosts Morocco 2-1 in Saturday´s final.<br> <br>[https://www.homeclick.com/search.aspx?search=Magaia%27s Magaia's] two goals came in the space of eight minutes as she tapped home from close range in the 63rd minute and added a second in the 71st from a similar position.<br> <br>A lapse of concentration saw South Africa give away possession to allow Morocco to pull a goal back in the 80th minute through their English-born striker Rosella Ayane.<br> <br>It set up a nervy finish, which included nine minutes of added time, in front of a capacity crowd in the Moroccan capital Rabat.<br> <br>It was South Africa´s first title after having finished runners-up five times, including the last edition in 2018.<br> <br>Morocco were playing in their first final and will be heading with South Africa to next year´s Women´s World Cup along with the two beaten semi-finalists Nigeria and Zambia.<br> <br>The Cup of Nations serves as Africa´s qualification event for the tournament in Australia and  [https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/] New Zealand.<br><br>(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)<br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement