Temwa Chawinga scored Malawi’s first and third goals, while her sister Tabita Chawinga added the second as the debutants took a remarkable 3-1 lead deep into stoppage time. Nigeria responded through a Rasheedat Ajibade penalty and a late Uchenna Kanu goal, but the Super Falcons could not complete the comeback. Their organisation kept Nigeria frustrated through the opening period, and the longer the match stayed goalless, the more Malawi grew in belief. The match changed in the 73rd minute when Temwa Chawinga gave Malawi the lead. Nigeria pushed forward in the closing stages and finally found a way back in the second minute of stoppage time.