Cecilia saving the penalty kick.
…Australia is next for Falcons on 27th July.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons danced into the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Australia singing “Wa ma sin wa lo, wa ma sin wa lo; Oluwa wa ma sin wa lo” (meaning go with us God) and got a barren draw against favorites Canada in their first Group B match on Friday morning Nigerian time.
Co oldest player of the tournament Canadian captain Sinclair got a penalty after VAR review of VAR head, Van Boekel of Poland but Nigeria’s agile goal tender, Cecilia Nnadozie parried it into safety denying the veteran of a record to be the oldest player at 40 years (just 3 months less than Onome Ebi of Nigeria) to have scored at the women’s world cup final.
Francisca Ortega had stamped on Sinclair’s feet and Ref Lina Lehtovaara of Finland had initially neglected it. Ortega was eventually pulled out of the game. Devoted winger, Rasheedat Ajibade was not fielded because she had a one
