Cameroon beat Nigeria 1-0 in the 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations second-round match, ending the Super Falcons' run and sending the defending champions out of the tournament. The only goal came in the 19th minute from a freekick, and Nigeria never found a way back.
That is why Cameroon Vs Nigeria is being searched now: the result changed the tournament in a single night. Nigeria came in as the 10-time winners, but the loss means they are out, while Cameroon secured automatic qualification for the 2027 Fifa World Cup.
Cameroon had the better of the first half, and Nigeria spent much of the match chasing the game. After the break, the Super Falcons attacked from many areas, but Michealy kept turning away the shots and kept Cameroon in front. The pressure only rose as the minutes ran down, with Chiamaka Nnadozie punching away a Cameroon attack for a corner in the 85th minute and Osinachi Ohale conceding a freekick two minutes later. Jennifer Echegini came off for Asisat in the 90+2 minute, and Esther Okoronkwo then missed a clearer chance to score into an open net in the 90+3 minute.
The final whistle came in the 90+8 minute, and Nigeria were done. For a side that arrived as defending champions, this was not just a defeat but an exit, and the missed chance from Okoronkwo will linger because it summed up how close Nigeria came without ever finding the equaliser.
What remains unresolved is the freekick itself: the move that led to Cameroon’s winner is known, but not the player who took it. That detail may seem small, yet it sits at the heart of the goal that ended Nigeria’s title defence and sent Cameroon on to the next World Cup stage.
