The semi-finals of the African Women Championships tournament that is on-going in Namibia were played on Wednesday at the Sam Nujoma stadium in Windhoek.
In the first semi - final of the day, the six time champions, Nigerian ladies nicknamed the Falcons laced their boots against their arch rivals Bayana-Bayana of South Africa.
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| Assisat Oshoala with her Fifa Awards |
Before the match the Falcons said that they want to revenge losing 1 - 0 to South Africa in the semi-final of the 2012 tournament.
The Falcons won the match 2 - 1 through a brace from Assisat Oshoala in either of the halfs.
Assisat who turned 20 years old last week, also played in the Fifa Women Under-20 World Cup in Canada this summer, where she won the Golden boot and the MVP of the tournament.
In the second semi - final game Cameroon won Ivory Coast 2 - 1 and will meet Nigeria in the final on Saturday.
The three top teams in this tournament will represent Africa in the Fifa Women World Cup in Canada next year.
On Saturday, the third country to join Nigeria and Cameroon will be decided in the third place match between South Africa and Ivory Coast.
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