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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nesrine Malik

As England’s Lionesses roared, Nigeria’s queens of Africa made football history

Esther Okoronkwo (centre) and her Super Falcons teammates.
Emphatic win … Esther Okoronkwo (centre) and her Super Falcons teammates. Composite: Guardian

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. On Sunday, depending on which hemisphere you live in, you are likely to have seen or heard about a squad of supremely talented women pulling off a remarkable comeback to bring home silverware to a proud country. Congrats to England’s triumphant Lionesses, who retained the Euros trophy.

But here, it’s all about Nigeria’s Super Falcons. I checked in with Eromo Egbejule, our west Africa correspondent, to talk about last weekend’s electric Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final, which Nigeria won for the 10th time.

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