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The Super Falcons journey at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup came to an end after the defeat to England.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Lioness defeated Nigeria 4-2 on penalties after regulation and extra time\u00a0ended goalless.<\/p>\n
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Allnigeriasoccer.com<\/strong> highlights five observations from the game.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 1) First half mistake by Blessing\u00a0Demehin\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The young defender struggled with the press from the English strikers and almost made a costly mistake midway through the first half, which\u00a0provided Russo an opportunity to fire from the edge of the box but was her effort was saved by Chiamaka\u00a0Nnadozie.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 2) Super Falcons fail to capitalize on counter attack<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Super Falcons throughout the tournament have been brilliant defensively but struggled in transition against the European champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The inability of the Super Falcons to transit play from a defensive situation to attack contributed to their exit.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 3) Chiamaka Nnadozie shows class\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Nigerian goalkeeper showed her class again against the Lionesses.\u00a0In the first half, Nnadozie made some crucial saves, to keep Nigeria in the game.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n However, the goalkeeper will need to improve her distribution and ability to play with the feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 4) Ifeoma Onumonu fails to impress again\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Onumonu\u00a0since making her debut for Nigeria has been criticized for her average performance. She was replaced by Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala who was not one hundred percent fit to start the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 5) Waldrum showed his tactical strength<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Super Falcons coach showed his tactical ability, matching his England counterpart to deny the European champions a lot of chances while the Super Falcons had more shots at goal\u00a0– the most since Sarina Wiegman took over the Lionesses.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
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