The Super Falcons, Nigeria’s national women’s football team, ramped up their preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with an emphatic 8-1 win in a friendly match in Australia.
The Coach Waldrum-tutored side early Saturday romped to an 8-1 victory over Australian club, Lions FC in a friendly played in Gold Coast. Asisat Oshoala scored twice, while Ifeoma Onumonu, Toni Payne, Rasheedat Ajibade, Halimatu Ayinde, Uchenna Kanu, and Gift Monday each scored once to boost the team’s confidence ahead of their first game against Canada on 21 July.Payne, one of the goal scorers, revealed her excitement at how the Super Falcons are getting better and improving with every game and training session
“As a team, we played well. Our objective is to improve our system in every game and every training and we did that today. Step by step, we are improving, and we are getting prepared for our first game against Canada.” 🗣️Our forward Toni Payne, who was among the scorers, reacts to our Saturday's comprehensive 8-1 friendly triumph over Australian side, Lions FC in Gold Coast 🇳🇿
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