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| − | <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> | + | <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>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 [https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/] Zambia.<br> <br>The Cup of [https://www.search.com/web?q=Nations%20serves Nations serves] as Africa´s qualification event for the [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tournament tournament] in Australia and New Zealand.<br><br>(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)<br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement |
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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.
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.
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.
It set up a nervy finish, which included nine minutes of added time, in front of a capacity crowd in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
It was South Africa´s first title after having finished runners-up five times, including the last edition in 2018.
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 https://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ Zambia.
The Cup of Nations serves as Africa´s qualification event for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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