© Getty Images As the best young players in the world battle it out for U-20 glory in Papua New Guinea, their senior counterparts have also been involved in some high-quality encounters. FIFA.com rounds up the latest from the women’s international matches taking place across the world.
Mouth-watering decider in Africa
The most significant games of recent weeks have been taking place in Cameroon, where packed stadiums have been a feature of the 2016 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. The football on show has justified those impressive attendances, with yesterday’s semi-finals emphasising both the rising standards and narrowing gap between the Mother Continent’s top sides.
Nigeria, the competition’s record seven-time champions, will be there again but only after the tightest of 1-0 victories over South Africa. Striker Desire Oparanozie grabbed the only goal of the game on 54 minutes, crashing home a free-kick after Faith Ikidi had been brought down on the edge of the box by Bambanani Mbane..
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