Cameroon Beats Morocco on Penalties, Reaches Women's Africa Cup Final
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Cameroon won a big football match against Morocco.
The match was a semi-final at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026.
The two teams could not win in normal play. The score was equal.
So the game went to penalty kicks. This is called a shootout.
Cameroon's team won the shootout. Morocco's team lost.
The Moroccan team is called the "Atlas Lionesses."
Now Cameroon will play in the final.
Cameroon will play against Malawi in the final match.
The winner of the final will be the champion of Africa.
Vocabulary4 words
- semi-final
- a match before the last match; the winner goes to the final
- penalty kicks
- special kicks to decide the winner
- shootout
- a way to find a winner using penalty kicks
- final
- the last and most important match
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cameroon and Morocco 2. Through penalty kicks 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Cameroon won a big football match against _____.
The match was a _____ at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026.
The two teams could not win in normal play. The score was _____.
So the game went to _____ kicks.
This is called a _____.
Cameroon's team won the shootout. Morocco's team _____.
The Moroccan team is called the "Atlas _____."
Now Cameroon will play in the _____.
Cameroon will play against _____ in the final match.