{
  "id": 1354543,
  "title": "Cameroon beat Malawi to win first-ever WAFCON title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/cameroon-beat-malawi-to-win-first-ever-wafcon-title",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T21:19:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/sports/cameroon-beat-malawi-to-win-first-ever-wafcon-title"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cameroon won their first-ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title with a 3-0 victory over Malawi in the final. The match took place in Rabat, Morocco. According to Adom Online and BBC Sport Football, Marie Ngah Manga scored with a close-range header in the 20th minute, and Naomi Eto doubled the lead with a volley on the half-hour mark. Eto then set up Ngah Manga for Cameroon's third goal in the third minute of first-half added time.\n\nMalawi, ranked 153rd in the world and a tournament debutant, had reached the final on the back of the attacking prowess of the Chawinga sisters, Tabitha and Temwa. However, the Cameroon defence successfully contained them. Ngah Manga missed a chance to complete her hat-trick in the second half, and Malawi's best opportunity came when Tabitha Chawinga's effort was saved by Cameroon keeper Michaely Bihina, and her sister's rebound was fired wide.\n\nCameroon's win is notable, with 3News describing it as a commanding performance. The team's victory marked a significant achievement in African women's football.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Cameroon faces Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/cameroon-faces-malawi-in-the-final-of-the-womens-africa-cup-of-nations",
        "published": "2026-08-16T19:14:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Cameroon claim first Wafcon title with victory over Malawi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/cameroon-claim-first-wafcon-title-with-victory-over-malawi",
        "published": "2026-08-16T20:58:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}