By Akeem Lawal
AFRICAN champions,
Super Falcons have arrived Grenoble where they will take on former world champions
Germany in a Round of 16 of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals on Saturday, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
“It's good to be
back! @NGSuper_Falcons are now in Grenoble - city where we defeated South Korea
2-0 in our second group A game. This time, we will be up against Germany on
Saturday. #SoarSuperFalcons #Team9jaStrong #FIFAWWC #DareToShine,” @NGSuper_Falcons,
the official Twitter account of nine-time Africa Women Cup of Nations Champions
said on Friday.
The Super Falcons’
qualification to the Round of 16 was confirmed on Thursday night after Chile
could only defeat Thailand 2-0 in the final match of Group F, to seal Nigeria’s
passage.
The Chileans could
have nicked the third goal they badly needed to make progress at the expense of
Nigeria late in the game but fluffed a penalty kick awarded with minutes left.
The result made
Nigeria the fourth best third –placed team, and final qualifier, for the Round
of 16. They will also have to play Germany, to whom they lost 0-1 in a group
phase match in Germany eight years ago.
Argentina’s
come-from-behind 3-3 draw with Scotland, which eliminated both teams, had given
Nigeria hope. But neighbours and fellow African flagbearers Cameroon dampened
morale when they sneaked into the knockout rounds after a 2-1 defeat of New
Zealand, leaving Nigerians to turn all attention to the Chile/Thailand
encounter.
The Falcons, who had
been training for a possible Round of 16 tie for the past few days, will move
to Grenoble – which holds fond memories as it was at the Stade des Alpes that
they defeated Korea Republic 2-0 on 12th June, their best result of the
tournament so far.
The match in Grenoble
will kick off at 4.30pm Nigeria time on Saturday.
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