This year is really for the Germans. A month after their men claimed the 2014 World Cup title in Brazil, their women are basking in glory again. A late strike by Lena Petermann handed them the FIFA U20 Women World Cup trophy. The finals which took place in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in Canada ended 1-0 lastnight.

An excited German coach, Maren Meinert spoke after the match. “Obviously, we never expected to be standing here as champions considering the teams we had to play against, we’re especially proud and happy to be here, to have achieved such an amazing thing.”

Nigerian coach, Peter Dedevbo rued missed chances, “We did our best to see that our image was redeemed. We had opportunities to win this match in the first half. We created chances, but we couldn’t take them. Germany had their chance and they took it. We had an opportunity in the finals, and we threw it away. My players had an opportunity to wrap it up, and they threw it away.”

Falconets striker, Asisat Oshoala who netted a total of 7 goals clinched the Most Valuable player award at the tournament. She also won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot awards.