Women’s World Cup: Rachael Ayegba lauds Chiamaka Nnadozie’s goalkeeping skills

By Saheed Afolabi

Nigeria legend, Racheal Ayegba has lauded the goalkeeping skills of Chiamaka Nnadozie at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Nnadozie has been instrumental to the Falcons meteoric rise at the World Cup with her terrific penalty saves and keeping away goal bound efforts.

And the former Super Falcons shotstopper believes Nnadozie will be a world class goalkeeper and back her to serve the country for ten years devoid of injuries.

“As a former goalkeeper, I always concentrate on what the keepers are doing. You can see how they are going to perform from the body language,” Ayegba told BBC.

“I’ve been watching Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie, who plays for Paris FC. She has this self-belief which I’m really excited about. If she stays fit then the country has a goalkeeper for the next 10 years.

“Her penalty save against Canada was so important, as was the fact that we kept a clean sheet. I’m so proud of the team defensively and the goalkeeper. The fact that people in Nigeria were comparing her to the men’s goalkeepers is really interesting and good to see.”

Barring any late minute changes or injury, Paris FC star, Nnadozie will be in goal for Nigeria when they tackle England in the round of 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.