WAFCON 2025 Final: How Much Super Falcons Earned After Beating Morocco 3–2
- The Super Falcons of Nigeria are the champions of Africa's women football for the 10th time
- Nigeria defeated hosts Morocco 3-2 after coming back from two goals down in the second half
- Super Falcons have claimed the ultimate prize and a huge cash prize after winning the tournament
The Super Falcons of Nigeria are the champions of Africa's women football for the 10th time after beating hosts Morocco 3-2 in dramatic fashion.
Morocco raced to a 2-0 lead in the first half, thanks to goals from Ghizlaine Chebbak and Sanaa Mssoudy and appeared to be taking the title easily.
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Nigeria sprang to life in the second half and scored three goals in the second through Esther Okoronkwo, Folashade Ijamilusi, before Jennifer Echegini wrapped it up.
Falcons succeeded with Mission X and have won 10 out of the 13 editions of the tournament, with Equatorial Guinea (2) and South Africa the only other winners.
Super Falcon’s WAFCON cash prize
According to CAF, the prize pool for the 13th edition of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations was $3,475,000, a 45% increase from the previous edition.
Winners Nigeria will receive $1 million (₦1.5 billion), while the runner-up, the Atlas Lionesses, will receive $500,000. The Black Queens of Ghana, which defeated South Africa in the third-place match, earned $35,000, while Bayana Bayana earned $300,000.
The four teams eliminated in the quarterfinal earned $200,000 each, while the third-place teams in each group earned $150,000, and the fourth-place teams earned $125,000 each.
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WAFCON 2025 Awards
Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade was deservedly named the Player of the Tournament after leading the team to a historic victory in Morocco.
Two-time CAF Best Women's Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was awarded the goalkeeper of the tournament after keeping four clean sheets and conceding only three goals in the tournament.
Morocco captain Ghizlaine Chebbak won the Golden Boot with five goals, edging Nigeria's Chinwendu Ihezuo, who scored three goals.
Though not awarded, Falcons attacker Esther Okoronkwo provided a tournament-high six assists, while Bayana Bayana were awarded the fair play award.
Super Falcons head coach Justine Madugu was rightfully named the coach of the tournament. He noted that there were some halftime talks to turn the match around.
“We knew we could do it… When we were two goals down, we kept encouraging the players not to lose their self-belief. If they didn’t have mental resilience, they would have given up,” he said at the post-match conference.
“We did a lot of talking at halftime… We had a game plan, but what we wanted to avoid led to the two goals, and we had to make the changes we made.”
Nigerian football fan, Olayemi Busari, based in Morocco and was live at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat urged the government to cater for the player’s needs after recouping such financial rewards.
“We were live at the stadium to support the girls and I must tell you they went to war and returned victorious,” he told Legit.ng.
“Everyone knows how intense playing away at North African stadiums are, the pressure was high and for them to stage a 24-minute comeback, it was an incredible achievement.
“It will not speak well to hear that the NFF is owing the team unpaid allowances and bonuses after this tournament.”
Fans react to Nigeria’s comeback
Legit.ng previously reported that fans reacted to Nigeria's comeback win over Morocco in the final of the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
The Falcons came from two goals down to defeat the host and maintain their 100% record of 10 wins in 10 AWCON finals they have played.
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