Uganda Queen Cranes Fall to Nigeria

The Queen Cranes | FUFA Image

Africa Games 2023 Uganda Queen Cranes Fall to Nigeria

Brian Aheebwa • 21:18 - 18.03.2024

Meanwhile, the Queen Cranes will have a chance for a bronze medal in the third-place playoff against the loser between Ghana and Senegal.

Uganda’s U20 national women’s team have fallen to Nigeria in the semifinals of the 2023 Africa Games in Accra, Ghana.

The Falconets defeated the Queen Cranes 2-0 in a contest played at the Cape Coast Stadium on Monday.

Action between Nigeria and Uganda | Africa Games Image

Sheryl Botes’ charges managed to hold on for the largest part of the game but were broken in the 74th minute when Adaobi Okah broke the deadlock.

Chaimaka Okwechukwu added a second for Nigeria in the 89th minute, sealing the victory and sending the West African side into the final.

The Falconets of Nigeia | Super Falcons Image

Nigeria awaits the winner of the other semifinal between hosts Ghana and Senegal in the final.

Meanwhile, the Queen Cranes will have a chance for a bronze medal in the third-place playoff against the loser between Ghana and Senegal.

The Queen Cranes | FUFA Image

Nigeria will be hoping to defend the crown they won in 2019.