Unruffled Feathers! Nigeria beats New Zealand in Comfortable Win

The Nigeria WNT have been medical in entrance of aim, taking aside FIFA Ladies’s World Cup co-host, New Zealand 3-0 immediately in Antalya, Turkey.

Nigeria utilized the worldwide window to additional put together for the forthcoming Ladies’s World Cup in July, and wrapped their two-game friendlies with At present’s win towards the Soccer Ferns.

Of their earlier match, Esther Okoronkwo and Asisat Oshoala each scored at hand the crew a 2-1 win towards Haiti.

The second pleasant towards New Zealand held on the Emir Sport Stadium bode one other good final result for Randy Waldrum.

On Tuesday, the crew got here all weapons blazing and it was CB Onome Ebi who opened scoring within the thirty fifth minute, for her third ever worldwide aim – essentially the most by a Nigerian CB.

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The Falcons went into the break with the slim lead, however returned stronger and within the forty eighth minute Onyi Echegini doubled Nigeria’s benefit.

Waldrum didn’t wring a lot change to how his crew performed towards Haiti as he didn’t tinker with the beginning personnel neither, however after the break the 66 year-old made three modifications earlier than the third aim.

One of many substitute, Need Oparanozie scored in stoppage time for her first worldwide aim since 2019.

Oparanozie discovered the again of the online within the fourth minute of added time to finish the rout and with it Nigeria’s tour in Turkey with again to again wins.