South Africa avenged the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final loss to Nigeria on Monday, beating them 2-1 in Group C opening match at the ongoing 2022 edition of the tournament in Morocco.Jermaine Seoposenwe opened the scoring for Banyana Banyana at the stroke of the hour mark, with Hildah Magaia doubling the advantage two minutes later.Seoposenwe was returning to the side since 2019, and she showed just how much quality she adds to the team with the opening goal.For the opener, South Africa played a long ball forward to Noxolo Cesane who then cut the ball back for the 28-year old Seoposenwe, who then slotted the ball past Nigeria’s custodian to give her side the lead.🚨 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄! #TeamNigeria 1⃣ – 2️⃣ #TeamSouthAfricaGoals from Seoposenwe & Magaia secure the first #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 three points for @Banyana_Banyana 👩#EmpoweringOurGame pic.twitter.com/unEZJ6J2Wh— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 4, 2022 Refiloe Jane found Magaia with an inch-perfect pass between Nigeria’s defenders, and the Korea-based player made no mistake as well.Despite taking the lead, Banyana’s coach Desiree Ellis was the first to make changes as she withdrew the second goal scorer and brought Amogelang Masego in her place with 20 minutes left to go.Nigeria responded by bringing in Vivian Ikechukwu for Rita Chikwelu at the same time as they sought to stage a way back to the game to salvage at least a point in the game.That’s how it feels when you score 2⃣ goals in ✌️ minutes! #TeamSouthAfrica | #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 | #EmpoweringOurGame | @Banyana_Banyana pic.twitter.com/WGCXb6xIgP— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 4, 2022 Nigeria found a consolation goal in the second minute of stoppage time through Rasheedat Ajibade after she was set up by Onome Ebi, the oldest player at the tournament in Morocco this edition.
