Super Falcons Confront World Champions USA Again | National

Nigeria and USA girls Nationwide Senior Groups conflict in Washington DC on Tuesday within the second of a two-match tour of america by the nine-time African champions.

Three-time world champions the USA trounced the Falcons 4-0 within the two groups’ first encounter on the Youngsters’s Mercy Park in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri on Saturday, with a brace from Sophia Smith and one every by Lindsay Horan and Alex Morgan.

Each USA and Nigeria have certified to take part within the ninth FIFA Girls’s World Cup finals to be staged by Australia and New Zealand in the summertime of subsequent yr.

Tuesday’s encounter will happen on the Audi Area in Washington. Audi Area is utilized by Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League facet Washington Spirit and Main League Soccer workforce, D. C. United and although the USWNT have performed 10 instances beforehand in Washington (all on the RFK Stadium), it’s their first run-out on the Audi Area.

The sport will begin at 11 pm Nigeria time (6 pm in Washington DC)

In the meantime, previous to their conflict with USWNT in Kansas Metropolis, the Tremendous Falcons took time to have a ‘Meet and Greet session with some outstanding Nigerians based mostly within the State of Missouri, together with Adeola Ajayi (ex-Nigeria basketball workforce participant), Chioma Atanmo (Group Supervisor, Sporting KC), Olofu Agbaji (ex-Nigeria basketball workforce participant), Tijani Idris (ex-Nigeria basketball workforce participant) and David Ehindero (a U.S –based mostly Nigerian businessman).

Additionally on the easy however full of life session had been John Allagh (ex-Nigeria basketball workforce participant), Prince Tega (a participant with the NFL soccer workforce, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs), Ochai Agbaji (ex-Nigeria basketball workforce participant), and Victor Ejelonu (CEO, My Village Grill Restaurant).

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