Coach of Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, Enow Ngachu, yesterday admitted that their Nigerian counterpart were superior in Saturday’s African Women’s Cup of Nations final at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.
The Super Falcons were 1-0 winners of the encounter, courtesy of France-based forward, Desire Oparanozie’s late strike to rule the elite women’s tournament for the eighth time (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2016).
The Nigerian ladies claimed their fourth title in South Africa in 2004 after humiliating the Indomitable Lionesses 5-0 in the final – and returned 10 years later to win their seventh title after beating their bitter rivals 2-0 in the Namibia 2014 final at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.
Ngachu, who watched helplessly from the dugout as the Falcons disgraced his team to win the title in Namibia, had vowed the Lionesses would emerge triumphant on home soil on Saturday.
With Nigeria winning the trophy for the third time at Cameroon’s expense, the Lionesses’ boss admits the Falcons “are the best team in Africa”.
He told Camfoot, “I congratulate Nigeria on their victory. It shows once again that they are the best team in Africa.”
He rued his side’s missed chances in the clash, blaming the defeat on his side’s inability to finish off their chances.
He added, “Nigeria lacked coherence. We created good scoring opportunities but we couldn’t utilise them. We failed again when it mattered most.”
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