“It will be a big win” – Nigeria coach Randy Waldrum set sights on England elimination

Randy Waldrum will be aiming to help Nigeria reach the quarterfinals with the hope of matching their best outing in the 1999 edition when they face England on Monday, August 7 at the Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane.

The Super Falcons held Canada and Ireland to goalless draws despite going down to ten players against the Olympic champions, and they beat the Matildas 3-2 in a thrilling comeback win to finish second in Group B and advance to the knockout stage.

“Well, it would be a huge win. I mean, obviously, I think already with what we’ve accomplished, Nigeria is buzzing again, from what I understand,” Waldrum told media.

“And, you know, I think as I’ve mentioned several times, I don’t think people expected us to get out of the group and to get the results that we’ve gotten. So I think it’s already been a big success.

“But obviously, if you can not only now have beaten the Olympic gold medallists, but if you can turn around and beat European champions, then I don’t know.

“It’ll be something extremely special, you know, back home for all the people in Nigeria and more importantly, for the squad and what they’ve worked so hard to do. So it certainly could be transformational in a lot of different ways.”