Following Super Falcons hard-earned 1-0 victory over the Mares of Botswana in their Group B encounter in Casablanca on Thursday night, Completesports.com’s ADEBOYE AMOSU rates the performance of the players…
Chiamaka Nnadozie 6/10
The Brighton shot stopper had little or nothing to do in the game aside from two shots from outside the box in the first half which she saved comfortably.
Michelle Alozie 6/10
The right-back is yet to hit the height expected of her in the competition. A decent showing from the elegant defender.
Osinachi Ohale 6/10
A solid display from the experienced centre-back. Organised the backline well despite little threats from Botswana.
Oluwatosin Demehin 6/10
Proved to be a good partner for Osinachi Ohale once again. She has developed into an important player for the team.
Ashleigh Plumptre 6/10
Failed to maintain her performance from the previous game. The Al-Ittihad player was close to scoring in the first half.
Halimat Ayinde 6/10
She controlled the midfield especially in the first half when the opponent showed real fight.
Deborah Abiodun 5/10
The midfielder was booked in the first half, and will missed Nigeria’s last group game against Algeria.
Toni Payne 5/10
The Everton midfielder wasted a good chance in the first half. She was not her best in the game.
Omorinsola Babajide 6/10
Made a couple of impressive runs in the first half. She was replaced by Chiwendu Ihezuo after the break.
Rasheedat Ajibade 6/10
She was named Woman of the Match. Brave performance from the captain.
Asisat Oshoala 5/10
The Bay FC striker made little impact before her substitution after the break.
Substitutes
Chiwendu Ihezuo 7/10
Grabbed the winning goal on the dot of 90 minutes. It was her second goal of the competition.
Esther Okoronkwo 7/10
She provided a wonderful assist for Chiwendu Ihezuo’s decisive goal. Another impressive performance from the substitute.
Christy Ucheibe 6/10
Helped put pressure on the opposition defence after replacing Toni Payne.
Jennifer Echegini 5/10
Came on as a substitute for the second time in the competition, made a big impression with her drive from midfield.
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Esther na skill workshop ooo.
Lmfao u guys are very funny complete sport…you give Ashleigh Plumptre 6/10? (Tho I started from the 2nd half)With all her beautiful crosses, she was always driving forward and defended well to… let’s not forget she forced the Botswana goal keeper to tip her shot over the bar..that would have been a goal… She is supposed to get 9/10…
And because of that girl scored doesn’t mean she should be rated 7/10… everyone performed bad tho some flashes of improvement here and there but in all it was a bad performance from the girls apart from Ashleigh Plumptre….coach go and work more on your team please…..
And why them go give ajibade woman of the match? Person wey fall my hand…I expected more and better from her as she is my super falcons favourite player…
Dem suppose give Ashleigh Plumptre the award….
That ref e be like she smoke cana for giving abiodun a yellow.. the card was supposed to be for the Botswana girl or the ref should have just ignore simple….
Super Falcons vs Botswana (1:0 win): Retrospective Review
Preamble:
You know, it doesn’t always matter how revoltingly ugly your team plays, so long as they smash the safe, get the loot, and get away clean (with all 3 points in the bag), why complain?
Magudu’s Falcons now have 6 points from 6 on offer after 2 games. Yet some fans are still crying blue murder, with mutterings about disjointed play, wayward passes, poor team selection, and limited tactical coaching input on display, among a litany of complaints.
Well, looking at it from the perspective of being an African and rooting for women’s football to reach remarkable heights, I couldn’t be prouder of how the Botswanans came out to play football yesterday. They showed no respect for the proud heritage of the Super Falcons in this tournament, nor for the pedigree of the Nigerian players before them. They were out to make a statement, and they did with their daring offensive approach and compactness at the back, which frustrated Oshoala and doused the flame of our entire frontline before the trio of Okoronkwo, Echegini, and Ihezuo crashed the party. Their (Botswana) keeper was amazing, with the elasticity of a cat and the claws of a tiger. I felt bad that she was beaten in the end, but as a Nigerian now, I was happy that, once again, our subs produced the goods when it mattered the most; what subs are often brought on to do by the coach (if I might add).
It baffles the mind why anyone would grumble about the starting line-up of Madugu. What matters, to me at least, is that we have a stable starting 11 and a clearly defined hierarchy of substitutes, chikena! If you don’t like his selection and hierarchy, well, you can take it or leave it; the buck stops with this coach, and so far, 6 points in the kitty have justified his choices. What do I want? A starting 11 that will steady the ship with subs that will be impactful, not necessarily the other way around.
To me, Madugu is proving to be an Emperor who wears (some) tactical clothes.
Doe writing thrash. I thought you know good selection when you see one
Am really disappointed with your praises of a tribalistic coach that are biased about some players but they still proves him wrong when they were introduced
Rating Plumptre 6 is very low, give that lady 8 or a 9,
She was the best player on that pitch yesterday.
The ref is a joke
CAF is a joker, giving Ajibade woman of the match.
Am too disappointed with the outcome, once a team loose the first game of a major tournament like this. They don’t want loose the second game so easily, knowing fully well doing so means they are out of competition.
Super didn’t initially take them serous but for the two substitution that were made in the second half.
Coach don’t always start osoola again, she has no fire and no good touch anymore.
Above all get your first team and stop putting players base on past glory.