2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Captain Chiamaka Nnadozie’s Penalty Heroics Earn Super Falcons Vital Point Against Canada

Stand-in captain, Chiamaka Nnadozie earned Tremendous Falcons a much-needed level in opposition to Canada following her heroics in between the sticks to disclaim Christine Sinclair from the spot as they start their 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup marketing campaign.

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The hosts – New Zealand who kicked off the match picked up their first-ever group stage win with a slender 1-0 victory in opposition to Norway W as Australia couped all three factors in opposition to Republic of Eire with the identical scoreline to start on a excessive.

Canada was anticipated to cruise their approach and dominate the competition with ease in opposition to a fairly inexperienced Nigeria aspect, however as has been the pattern within the early days of this 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup, issues didn’t go in accordance with plan.

Regardless of the very fact the CONCACAF giants dominated possession and moved the ball round with confidence, they struggled to create something even remotely harmful within the closing meters.

Tremendous Falcons poster woman, Asisat Oshoala prompted disruptions to Canada’s defenders along with her blistering runs and physicality however couldn’t get a breakthrough second to place the ball past the attain of the goalkeeper each side noticed restricted risks within the first half.

Canada began the second half with a extra aggressive method and had a golden alternative to interrupt the impasse with a penalty within the fiftieth minute.

The workforce’s captain and all-time scorer, Christine Sinclair wanted only a purpose scored to turn into the primary participant, man or girl, to attain in six totally different World Cups however she missed a vital spot kick after a fabulous save from Chiamaka Nnadozie to present Canada the win.

Canada, which captured the gold medal on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is ranked seventh on the earth by FIFA. Nigeria is ranked fortieth.

Nigeria ended the sport with 10 gamers after Deborah Abiodun obtained a pink card deep in second-half stoppage time for a late, excessive problem on the shin of Ashley Lawrence.

Up subsequent for Randy Waldrum and his women’ is the spherical 2 encounter in opposition to Australia W whereas Canada performs the Republic of Eire Girls in Group B.

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