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#WAFCON2022 South Africa's Banyana Banyana are African Champions

After losing out on the continental showpiece despite appearing in five finals, Banyana Banyana will finally be taking the home the silverware after sweeping to victory against a formidable Moroccan team appearing after an absence of 22 years.

The support for women's football in Morocco saw a significant boost during the tournament as the home crowd got behind their team. The performance also secured the country's first ever world cup berth for women's footballers in the country.

But for the South Africans it's the cherry on top and acknowledgement of the hard work and planning of both the technical team and players, just days after coach Desiree Ellis won African coach of the year for the third year running.

Zambia took bronze after a suprise victory over the Super Falcons of Nigeria who have lost their position as African champions.

Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga, who became the first woman to officiate at the Africa cup of nations tournament, presided over the final. Mukansanga will also go on to be the first African woman referee at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar later this year.

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Banyana Banyana were crowned winners of the AWCON 2022 in Morocco.

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