Super Falcons break 12yr-jinx -Beat Canada 1-0

Super Falcons Of  Nigeria

THE Super Falcons yesterday in Dresden, Germany, ended their campaign at the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup on a good note with a 1-0 victory over Canada to break the 12-year old jinx.

It will be recalled that the Falcons last won in a World Cup game at USA '99 when the team beat Denmark 2-0, also in a last group match.

A mild drama ensued after 70 minutes of play due to power outage at the stadium which forced the game to be put on hold for 10 minutes. The game was restarted after power was restored.

The Falcons lost three gilt-edged chances in the first half as Ebere Orji in the 19th minute failed to beat the Colombian goalkeeper on a one-on-one situation.

Orji again in the 25th minute hit the woodwork with the Colombian goalkeeper already displaced while striker Perpetua Nkwocha, followed suit in the 43rd minute when her effort was stopped also by the woodwork.

The match winner for the Falcons later turned out to be Nkwocha in the 84th minute, when she connected a loose ball into the net. 

It was Nkwocha's first goal at the World Cup after featuring in three past finals from USA 2003.

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Falcons crash out of World Cup

The Super Falcons have been eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup after succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of tournament hosts Germany last night in Frankfurt.

With France beating Canada 4-0 earlier in the day, the Super Falcons needed to avoid defeat against the Germans to stand a chance of progressing to the quarter finals. But following a goalless first half, Simone Laudehr scored early in the second half to hand the Germans the lead which they held on to for the remainder of the Group A encounter.

The win moved the Germans into a tie for first place in Group A with France with six points apiece, while the Nigerians and Canadians remain in search of their first point of the tourney.

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