The Super Falcons of Nigeria suffered a 1-0 defeat in the hands of Brazil in their opening group C encounter in Bordeaux on Thursday evening.
Brazil Super star Martha supplied Gabi Nunez a through pass and she fired home a shot that beat goalie Chiamaka Nnadozie in the 35th minute.
Prior to Nunez’s goal, the South American side had scored but the goal was chalked off for offside.
The Nigerian ladies created couple of chances in the first 45 minutes but weren’t clinical in front of goal.
Upon resumption of second half, the Brazilians tested the Nigerian goalie, Nnadozie on many occasions but she rose up to the billing.
All efforts to equalize in the dying minutes of the second half proved abortive for the Nigerian ladies.
The results meant that Brazil are second on the table behind Spain who defeated Japan 2-1 in the other group C encounter.
The Japanese ladies are currently occupying the third position on the table.
For now the Super Falcons are rooted to the bottom the table.
12 teams qualified to play at the 2024 female football of the Paris Olympics.