South Africa vs Morocco: Re-live Banyana's Wafcon final victory

Re-live Banyana Banyana's Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final victory over Morocco, as South Africa clinched their first ever continental crown.

Hildah Magaia scored twice inside 10 second-half minutes to give Banyana a two-goal cushion, and despite the hosts pulling a goal back through Rosella Ayane, South Africa weathered the Moroccan onslaught during the latter stages of the bout.

The victory is South Africa's first ever in the Wafcon, having failed in the final on five previous attempts, and represents the pinnacle of Desiree Ellis's career, coming only 48 hours after she won Caf's African Coach of the Year (Women) award.

South Africa have enjoyed a magnificent run in the competition so far, enjoying a 100-percent record at the Wafcon while conceding just twice before the final.

They dispatched Nigeria’s Super Falcons in their opener—a rematch of the 2018 Nations Cup final, which was won by the West Africans—before seeing off Botswana and Burundi in their group stage.

Tunisia and Zambia were then seen off in the knockouts—albeit by narrow margins—with South Africa struggling to discover their attacking vigour after losing talisman Thembi Kgatlana to injury.

Without their star striker, the likes of Jermaine Seoposenwe, Linda Motlhalo and rookie Nthabiseng Majiya have all stepped into key roles, helping Ellis’s side edge their way to the final.

In Morocco, they faced stern opposition, and not simply because of the partisan home support in Rabat.

The Atlas Lionesses had also enjoyed a perfect record during the group stage, seeing off Senegal, Burkina Faso and Uganda, before Botswana were eclipsed in the quarter-finals.

Things were tougher against the Super Falcons in the semis, with Morocco unable to net the winner despite their opponents being reduced to nine players, although the North Africans eventually progressed on penalties.