More Than The Score - When a Lioness met a Super Falcon

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On 26 July 2025 at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat Nigeria defeated the host nation Morocco 3-2 in a dramatic comeback to win the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Around 24 hours later in Basel, Switzerland, Chloe Kelly scored the decisive penalty in a shoot-out as England defeated Spain to retain their Women's European championship title.

This is the story of two triumphs on two continents told by two players – Lee James gets all the insight as England's Esme Morgan and Nigeria's Ashleigh Plumptre reflect on their triumphs and how many similarities there were as both teams tried to win the titles.

Published on Friday, 24th October 2025.

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