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The Nigerian Champions will return from their CAF Champions League journey with a medal for the first time in Nigeria.
In a battle of Queens, Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens came out tops to make the country proud at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League, CAFWCL.
Bayelsa Queens have clinched a first-ever medal in the Women's Champions League after they finished third on Saturday.
Queens defeated their counterparts from Tanzania, Simba Queens, 1-0 in the third-place match at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Morocco on Saturday.
Julie Sunday was the heroine of the day for the Nigerians as she scored the decisive winner in the second half to down Simba.
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The match in brief
Both sides came into the third-place game looking to ensure their journey in the CAFWCL this season doesn't end in total disaster.
Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens started on a positive note and showed their intent as early as the first quarter of the game.
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Glory Edet and Etim Edidiong going close to the breakthrough with good chances for the Bayelsa.
But Simba did hit back with opportunities of their own after calming the early storms from the Nigerians.
But there was nothing to separate both sides at the break as the game remained goalless at halftime.
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The second half was similar to the opening 46 minutes with both sides looking for a decisive breakthrough.
It finally arrived 20 minutes from time when Sunday finished a cross from Mercy Itimi to put Bayelsa ahead.
Simba wouldn't go down without a fight and came closer to an equaliser when a ferocious attempt by Clement was saved by Bayelsa's Bawou Gabrielle later on.
The Nigerians should have wrapped things up late on but substitute Chinyere Igbomalu failed to write her name in glory as she missed a sitter.
It was the last real action from the game as Bayelsa held on for the win to make history, becoming the first Nigerian side to pick up a medal in the CAFWCL.
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