Algeria's Women Win Bronze at Africa Cup of Nations
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Algeria's women's football team has won bronze at the Africa Cup of Nations. The team is called the "Vertes." This means "the Greens" in French.
Algeria played against Morocco. The game was for third place. This game is called a third-place match.
The score was close. Morocco missed a penalty very late in the game. After that, the two teams played penalty kicks to find a winner.
Algeria won the penalty kicks. This gave Algeria the third-place medal.
This is a big result for women's football in Algeria. People say this win opens a "new page" for the sport in the country.
The tournament is called the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. It happens every two years. Many African countries play in it.
Vocabulary15 words
- bronze
- a medal for third place
- third-place match
- a game to decide who finishes third
- penalty
- a free kick from close to the goal
- penalty kicks
- kicks used to decide a winner when the score is equal
- medal
- a prize given for a good result in sport
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations
- a big football event for women's teams in Africa
- surprise
- something people did not expect
- tournament
- a sports event with many games
- score
- the number of goals in a game
- team
- a group of players
- win
- to be first or best in a game
- late
- near the end
- close
- with a small difference
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- national
- for a whole country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Bronze 2. Morocco 3. On penalty kicks
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Algeria's women's football team has won _____ at the Africa Cup of Nations. The team is called the "Vertes." This means "the _____ " in French.
Algeria played against _____. The game was for third place. This game is called a third-place _____.
The score was close. Morocco missed a _____ very late in the game. After that, the two teams played _____ kicks to find a winner.
Algeria won the penalty kicks. This gave Algeria the third-place _____.
This is a big _____ for women's football in Algeria. People say this win opens a "new page" for the sport in the country.
The tournament is called the Women's Africa Cup of _____. It happens every two years.