JUST IN: Cameroon beat Nigeria 1-0 in WAFCON quarter- final

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Cameroon secured a place in the semi-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after defeating defending champions Nigeria 1-0 in their quarter-final clash in Casablanca on Sunday.

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Myriam Maéva Nyadjou Wamen scored in the 19th minute to give the Indomitable Lionesses the lead at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium.

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Nigeria dominated much of the latter stages of the first half and continued to press for an equaliser after the restart but were unable to break through Cameroon’s defence.

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Cameroon goalkeeper also made a crucial save from close range in the second half to deny the Super Falcons an equaliser.

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The defeat ended Nigeria’s title defence and denied the defending champions a place in the semi-finals.

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The result also means Nigeria will not secure the automatic qualification ticket for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil that is reserved for the four WAFCON semi-finalists.

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Nigeria had entered the quarter-final as defending champions and had dominated their previous meetings with Cameroon at the WAFCON, including a 1-0 quarter-final victory in 2022.

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The Super Falcons had also reached the knockout stages at every centralised edition of the competition and were seeking a record-extending 10th appearance at the Women’s World Cup.

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Cameroon will advance to the semi-finals, where they will face Morocco, who defeated South Africa 2-1 in their quarter-final.

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