Nigeria v Japan October friendly: Japan’s coach wary of Super Falcons’ three main strong points

The 2 continental giants will sq. up towards one another in Kobe subsequent week in preparation for subsequent yr’s Mundial

Japan Ladies’s Nationwide Workforce coach Ikeda Futoshi has voiced his admiration for the Tremendous Falcons forward of the worldwide pleasant match between Nigeria and the Asian giants.

The Tremendous Falcons haven’t been spectacular just lately, struggling two losses to the USA in September.

These defeats got here after the Nigerian girls completed a disappointing fourth on the Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco in July.

Regardless of the Tremendous Falcons’ failure to choose up constructive outcomes from their final 4 matches, Nadeshiko Japan’s coach Futoshi is conscious that the nine-time African champions could be a powerful buyer on their day.

Futoshi identifies the Tremendous Falcons’ three robust factors to incorporate the staff’s velocity, power, and strong defence.

And the 51-year-old tactician believes caging these Nigerian options shall be essential to Japan’s victory.

“They confirmed nice velocity and power even on the U-20 degree,” Futoshi advised the Japan FA official web site.

“We should be cautious of their distinctive velocity and tempo and attempt to cross the ball round their robust defence to create possibilities.

“We wish to play to our strengths whereas making an allowance for the strengths of our opponents.”

Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons will play towards Japan on the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe on October 6.

Each groups have certified for subsequent July’s FIFA Ladies’s World Cup Australia/ New Zealand 2023.