Overview

• Morocco seized a 2-0 lead through first-half strikes by Ghizlane Chebbak and Sanaa Mssoudy at Rabat’s Olympic Stadium
• A VAR review awarded Nigeria a 64th-minute penalty after Nouhaila Benzina’s handball, which Okoronkwo calmly converted
• Okoronkwo then set up Folashade Ijamilusi’s equaliser in the 71st minute before substitute Jennifer Echegini finished a late free kick
• The comeback triumph extends Nigeria’s WAFCON tally to ten titles and hands Morocco a second straight final defeat on home soil
• The 21,000-seat final highlighted the growing role of VAR and increased investment in women’s football infrastructure across Africa