Nigeria vs Canada preview: Women’s World Cup 2023.
Nigeria and Canada, two talented teams who have underperformed at recent tournaments, will face each other on Friday.
Nigeria's Onome Ebi and Rasheedat Ajibade during training at Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, on July 20, 2023 [Hannah Mckay/Reuters]
Published On 20 Jul 202320 Jul 2023
When: Friday, July 21
Where: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Kickoff: 12:30pm local time (02:30 GMT)
Canada and Nigeria will both look to make a mark on the tournament in a hotly anticipated clash between two perennial World Cup underperformers.
ere: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Kickoff: 12:30pm local time (02:30 GMT)
Canada and Nigeria will both look to make a mark on the tournament in a hotly anticipated clash between two perennial World Cup underperformers.
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Canada are reigning Olympic champions while Nigeria’s Super Falcons are experiencing a slump in form; they failed to win any medal at last year’s Africa Cup of Nations despite having won 11 of the 13 prior editions.
‘This team is full of rock stars’: Sinclair
Veteran Canada skipper Christine Sinclair stressed on Thursday that The Maple Leafs can beat anyone at the Women’s World Cup, saying: “This team is full of rock stars.”
Sinclair, who will be participating in her sixth World Cup, warned against underestimating her side.
“We were overlooked heading into the Tokyo Olympics and showed what we can do,” said the 40-year-old forward, whose incredible 190 goals in 323 appearances for her country has made her the all-time leading scorer in international football.
“We can beat any team in the world,” she said. “It’s contagious (winning), you want to do it again and it’s just motivated us to prove to the world what we can do again.”
ere: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
Kickoff: 12:30pm local time (02:30 GMT)
Canada and Nigeria will both look to make a mark on the tournament in a hotly anticipated clash between two perennial World Cup underperformers.
Canada are reigning Olympic champions while Nigeria’s Super Falcons are experiencing a slump in form; they failed to win any medal at last year’s Africa Cup of Nations despite having won 11 of the 13 prior editions.
‘This team is full of rock stars’: Sinclair
Veteran Canada skipper Christine Sinclair stressed on Thursday that The Maple Leafs can beat anyone at the Women’s World Cup, saying: “This team is full of rock stars.”
Sinclair, who will be participating in her sixth World Cup, warned against underestimating her side.
“We were overlooked heading into the Tokyo Olympics and showed what we can do,” said the 40-year-old forward, whose incredible 190 goals in 323 appearances for her country has made her the all-time leading scorer in international football.
“We can beat any team in the world,” she said. “It’s contagious (winning), you want to do it again and it’s just motivated us to prove to the world what we can do again.”
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