For their finals to their first. Female CANFootball fans were treated to a great show by Botswana, Burundi and Burundi. The competition’s two novices scored six goals each, four for Botswana while two for Burundi. Very playful, the Zèbres were guided by their 26-year-old striker Refilwe Tholakele, who scored twice in the second half (55′ and 60′). However, Botswana had already found the fault in the first half through Keitumetse Dithebe (43′), before Lesego Radiankayo doubled the lead at the start of the second half. Sandrine Niyonkuru was not able to double the lead for the Zebras on the Burundi side.
Botswana is now leading Pool C ahead Nigeria and South Africa with this win.
South Africa get revenge against Nigeria
The Super Falcons of Nigeria, the defending champions of the CAN, started theirs badly earlier in the day. They were indeed subject to the law of South Africa (2-1), for their entry in group C. It is expected that the fight for the preservation of their coronation will be fierce.
Executioner Bayana Bayana, the Nigerian women’s CAN finalist, had the good fortune of the forecasts to meet with South Africa for their first match of Pool B. However, at the end of the match, it was the South -Africans that took the three points ahead of the Super Falcons. The South Africans won the second-half thanks to goals from Jermaine (61′) & Hildah Magaia (63/3) The match will end with no change in the score of Ajibade due to the added time (90+2) The Bayana Bayana now leads the group. Nigeria, on the contrary, will need to recover in their second match.
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