Chiamaka Nnadozie was voted the participant of the match following her heroics as Nigeria compelled Canada to a goalless consequence on the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, within the opening recreation on the FIFA Ladies’s World Cup, on Friday.

Nnadozie saved Christine Sinclair’s fiftieth minute penalty to maintain the scoreline stage after a goalless first half.

Canada loved the lion share of possession and created extra possibilities, however the Nigerian woman held their very own executing a close to good recreation plan.

Regardless of the consequence, Randy Waldrum would really feel his workforce gave battle and it got here at some nice value after the sending off of midfield workhorse Deborah Abiodun deep in stoppage time.

The purpose earned leaves the Tremendous Falcons third in group B, tied with Canada, however trailing Australia who greatest Republic of Eire 1-0 within the different recreation.

It’s the primary time Nigeria stored a clear sheet of their opening recreation on the World Cup and solely the fourth shut out in 27 Ladies’s World Cup video games.

Additionally, Friday’s goalless result’s the fourth time Nigeria had picked a degree of their opening recreation on the Ladies’s World Cup.

Subsequent up for the African workforce is a crunch match in opposition to the Aussies on July 27.

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