MOROCCO -- Cameroon's breakout star Michaely Bihina is unfazed about the prospect of testing herself against the lethal Chawinga sisters when the Indomitable Lions face Malawi in Sunday's unexpected WAFCON final.
The 22-year-old Benfica stopper is enjoying a remarkable rise to prominence at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, as she single-handedly eliminated Nigeria in the quarterfinal before saving four penalties -- three in the shootout -- as Cameroon defeated hosts Morocco in Wednesday's semifinal.
However, she'll face perhaps the sternest match of her career in Sunday's final when she comes up against Malawi's Temwa Chawinga and Tabitha Chwinga, who have nine goals between them this tournament.
"I've watched some of their games, but I've never seen the two sisters live," Bihina confided to ESPN. "I'll study them to see how they play, and I'll try to do my best against Malawi.
"I like the big games. I like to play in the big games because I know I'll make a lot of saves.
"I'll always give my best in these games because when you play against the biggest teams, you have good players in front of you, so you have a lot of motivation. It's a personal challenge."
Bihina blocked Fatima Tagnaout's extra-time penalty in Wednesday's cagey semifinal in Rabat, before denying Kenza Chapelle, Maryame Atiq and Sakina Diki Ouzraoui in the shootout as Cameroon won 3-1 after a 0-0 draw.
Against Nigeria, in the quarter, she was even more impressive, making nine saves to send Cameroon past the Super Falcons 1-0.
The young keeper also kept a clean sheet against Ghana in the group stage, and has now gone over 360 minutes without being beaten at the Nations Cup.
"This is motivation," Bihina said of her run to date. "My teammates continue to motivate me. Every time they tell me: 'you can do it, because you're a good goalkeeper'.
"I try to be humble, I don't want to show everything I can do, but they push me every time. It's thanks to my teammates.
"This is a lot of work, because we're playing against the best teams in Africa -- Morocco, Nigeria -- playing against them is always a challenge, but we try to give our best."
Cameroon initially failed to qualify for the WAFCON after being defeated by Algeria in October, but the Confederation of African Football's decision to expand the tournament afforded them, and three other teams, the opportunity to compete by virtue of being among the top ranked teams not to qualify at the first attempt.
In any other year, their run to the final -- and the accompanying FIFA Women's World Cup qualification -- would be the fairytale story of the tournament, but even Cameroon have found themselves eclipsed by a Malawi side ranked 153rd in the world.
Despite their lowly ranking, the Scorchers boast Africa's finest attackers in the Chawinga sisters, with NWSL star Temwa currently leading the scoring charts on five goals, tying Ivorian Inès Konan and Barbra Banda of Zambia.
While Malawi have scored 12 goals to date, Cameroon have scored just five, and may need to put up another defensive masterclass in Sunday's final in Rabat if they're to win a first ever continental crown, having been defeated finalists on three previous occasions.
"Being in the final for us is a big opportunity to try and win our first WAFCON," Bihina concluded.
"In past editions we played in some finals, sometimes in the third-placed match, and we lost, but now we have another opportunity to try to win the title."
Despite being the second most successful team in the history of the men's AFCON, Cameroon have never won the women's version.