Super Falcons end 20-year goalless streak against USA

The final time the Tremendous Eagles scored in opposition to the USA Girls’s Nationwide Crew was in 1999 when the People got here from behind to thrash the Falcons 7-1

The USA’ ladies’s workforce continued their streak in opposition to African opposition and prolonged their unbeaten to 7 video games.

They’ve additionally prolonged their unbeaten streak at residence to 71 matches.

United States have now defeated Nigeria 5 occasions and South Africa two occasions with Tuesday’s fixture extra carefully fought.

The People took the lead via a Tosin Demehin personal purpose within the twenty fourth minute earlier than preventing again within the second half.

FT’ in Washington DC| Not the outcomes we wished for however proud to finish our 20-year lengthy scoreless streak in opposition to @USWNT. We’ll take away lots of classes and positives. Thanks in your help ????

United States ?? 2-1 Nigeria ??#SoarSuperFalcons|| #USANGA| #Team9jaStrong| pic.twitter.com/XYDuQtoITS

— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) September 7, 2022

The primary Falconets left full-back Rofiat Imuran featured from begin to end within the pulsating encounter in Washington DC. Second half substitute, Uchenna Kanu scored the equaliser within the fiftieth minute earlier than Rose Lavelle’s header shot the US again into the lead within the 66th minute.

The Tremendous Falcons pushed for an equaliser however didn’t get it as they fell to a second defeat to the USA on their American tour.

Most video games between each side have resulted in slender scorelines with final weekend’s 4-0 loss one of many highest ever recorded.

The Tremendous Falcons will likely be at subsequent 12 months’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as one in all Africa’s 4 already settled representatives.

Recall that the Tremendous Falcons got here 4th on the final WAFCON.