Video: Nigeria’s Super Falcons take in last training before first-ever clash with Colombia

The dethroned African champions will goal to seal the bragging rights after they tackle their South American counterparts on Saturday

The Nigeria girls’s nationwide group will, on Saturday night time, commerce tackles with Colombia of their second match of the Revelation Cup in Mexico.

The Tremendous Falcons misplaced their first match of the four-nation invitational event, with Kiana Palacios’s aim 5 minutes from time handing hosts Mexico the win within the first assembly between the 2 international locations.

Colombia drew 1-1 with Costa Rica of their opening match, leaving the Falcons as the one group with out a level within the event.

The nine-time African champions, nonetheless, look able to battle the South People for the three factors at stake following their ultimate coaching session earlier than the conflict on Friday night.

??Our ultimate coaching forward of Colombia ?? check on Saturday

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— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) February 18, 2023

Preview

The match between Colombia and Nigeria is the primary worldwide assembly between the 2 international locations at this stage.

Colombia, although, aren’t strangers to outwitting African opponents. The Powerpuff Ladies twice defeated Zambia in back-to-back friendlies in November, and it might be spectacular so as to add African giants Nigeria to their kill.

The 2 victories over Zambia are a part of a wonderful run of type for Colombia, which has seen the Espresso Growers win ten of their final 12 matches in all competitions.

In contrast, the Tremendous Falcons are going by means of certainly one of their lowest moments in historical past.

Nigeria’s loss to Mexico on Wednesday was the Falcons’ fifth consecutive defeat – the sixth when the group’s penalty shootout loss to Morocco within the semifinals of the Africa Girls’s Cup of Nations is included.

It’s the first time Nigeria will lose six video games on the trot in 20 years, and it may worsen with one other humbling within the palms of the Colombians, certainly one of South America’s best-ranked nationwide groups.

The Tremendous Falcons are conscious, although, {that a} win towards Colombia may brighten their probabilities of successful the Revelation Cup and put them again on successful methods forward of the FIFA World Cup later this yr.

Match information

Competitors: Revelation Cup
Match: Colombia vs. Nigeria
Date: 18/02/2023
Kickoff time: 8 pm (Nigerian time)
Venue: Estadio León (Nou Camp)