The Super Falcons of Nigeria are battle ready for the 2023 FIFA women World Cup starting on Thursday.
Australia and New Zealand will host the 10th edition of the Women’s World Cup from July 20 to August 20.
It would be the first time that the FIFA Women’s Senior World Cup will be co-hosted.
Nigeria’s senior female national football team, which has become a power house in Women’s football in Africa will be making it’s 9th appearance at the event, leads South Africa, Zambia and Morocco as Africa’s representatives.
The Super Falcons, have been pitched in group B alongside Australia, Canada and Republic of Ireland for the World Cup.
Nigeria has previously played the Canadian and Australian women’s national teams at the FIFA World Cup.
The Canadians have been unable to defeat Nigeria at the World Cup, drawing 3-3 in 1995 and losing 1-0 in 2011.
Nigeria’s meeting with Australia at the FIFA World Cup in 2015 ended in a 2-0 victory in favour of the Australians.
On the other hand, Ireland and the Super Falcons have never met before, with the Europeans playing in the FIFA World Cup for the first time this year.
The Nigerian ladies first game of the World Cup will be against Canada at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Friday July 21, 2023, from 3:30am (Nigerian/WAT time).
The ladies will face the host Australia in the second game of the mundial at the Land Park, stadium in Brisbane on the 27th of July, 2023 at 11am (Nigerian/WAT time).
The Super Falcons will slug it out at the final group stage of the competition when they face European nation of the Republic of Ireland on the 31st of July at 11am (Nigerian/WAT time).
The Nigerian ladies will be looking forward to surpassing the 1999 achievements where they reached the quarter-final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup hosted in the United States of America.