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Nigeria's 'Superfalcons' wow the Women's World Cup

How the Nigerian team put women's football on the map in Africa in 1999.

In 1999, Nigeria’s women’s football team – the Superfalcons – went on a dazzling run at the Women’s World Cup in the United States. The Nigerians became the first African side to reach the quarter-final stage, before losing an epic game against Brazil. The Superfalcons’ performance is now regarded as putting the women‘s game on the map in Africa. Emma Barnaby talks to former Nigerian goal-keeper, Judith Chime.

(Photo: Nigeria's Prisca Emeafu celebrates scoring against Brazil. Credit: Getty Images)

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