Nigeria’s Falconets defeated Ghana 3-1 in their opening fixture at the WAFU B Women’s Cup on Saturday,reports Completesports.com.
Janet Akeremkowei opened scoring for Nigeria from the penalty spot five minutes before the break.
Akeremkowei doubled the advantage just before the break.
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The Black Princesses pulled one back shortly after the restart through Sarah Nyarko.
Favour Nkwocha however restored Nigeria’s two-goal lead with a stunning strike two minutes from time.
The Falconets will face hosts Benin Republic in their next game on Sunday morning before another clash with Ghana on Tuesday.
The final match of the competition comes on Wednesday, November 12.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Shout-out to one of our best commentators JIMMYBALL!Lad being a while,checking you’re ok?
I said I’ll watch Falconets performance (especially the full 2nd half) under a new kid on the block national team coach, Aduku without Papafem’s (I think) “negatively biased” opinion on Aduku in one of his very passionate comments the other day on one of Super Falcons posts here.
Boy, I was disappointed in huge measure.
I was kind of like which would be worse: flamingos pattern who played 12 tune up games and conceded none in the first 10, yet fluffed their lines in the u17 women’s world cup proper (the worst world cup performance yet) OR Falconets close camping with no outlandish friendly results until this wafu B cup so we’ll be surprised the “first time” of seeing them (not considering their under 20 wwc qualifiers results so far)?
The scoreline was flattering to be honest. I “saw” Ghana’s goaltender 4 times in the 2nd half yet our goalkeeper was with the ball every 90 seconds.
And Ghana had played a full game against Benin yesterday. 2 games within 24 hours.
It’s not panic mode yet. Perhaps, Ghana were fitter and we were more or less rusty.
The game against Benin tomorrow should reveal the true state of the team.
Perhaps, pitch was an issue. Perhaps, poor reading of the 2nd half, it was. Perhaps, our “best talents” were not released by their clubs. Perhaps, perhaps.
Our ladies were too heavy. Long balls aimed waywardly. Kick and follow football.
It’s high time NFF sat down and adopt a unique playing style for our cadet teams. What are they using FIFA and CAF grants to do?
We should have coaches trained on our desired style of football. The game has since past long balls (without a method to it).
Guardiola will play his 1000th game against Liverpool. And we know his style. Just as Kloop’s Gen Gen pressing.
Oh, how I love Korea at the u17 WWC. They’ll play Netherlands tonight. Their second straight final. Though smallish, they’ve rattled several tall teams with crisp play.
NFF, you have just one job: improve our coaches, improve our games.
Is that too hard?
Did you see the No. 9? Very huge. Very heavy. How is she the striker??? Can’t run, just bullies people out of the way.
Very flattering result. 1st goal a penalty. 2nd one a defensive error. The 3rd more or less a fluke goal from a corner kick.
The Ghanaian girls were fitter and scored a more coordinated, classic goal.
See human being , if den no win you complain , den win now you still complain about the goals . What do you want actually ? What kind of a person are you actually
What else do you want you complain about w team that won convincly only to praise a team that lost convincingly. If th y are more fit why can’t you they win .
If falconet lost you conplain and condemn them them, now they won you still complain and condemn,WHAT DO YOU WANT ACTUALLY? ?
Kel,
I am a huge fan of the number 9 o: Jenat Akeremkowei. She is a very skillful and capable centre forward.
Don’t let her huge build deceive you. She is a star.
Thanks guys for giving us candid analysis of the match without us needing to watch it.
Brotherly, I am so angry.
Smallish, very brief North Korea have won the under 17 wwc again.
Against the taller Netherlands.
Even if it’s Netherlands debut, losing twice to the same team by total score of 8-nil (5 nil in the group stage and 3 nil tonight) shows Nigerian football of long balls and bullying the opponents has since outlived its usefulness.
Our football is simply not growing and we don’t want to change.
It’s vexatious.
I’m tired of wailing.
We will simply be left behind.
North Korea, country ruled by a despot!
We are irredeemably shameless, I beg.
Let’s keep nosediving.
Let another take our place.