FALCONS SET WORLD CUP TARGET AS TOURNAMENT DRAWS NEAR
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The Super Falcons have set out target after touching down at their base in Australia, ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which starts on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand – hoping to exceed their previous performances at the tournament.
Nigeria will compete for the ninth time, having never missed a tournament since it started in 1991. The farthest they have gone in the competition was the quarter-finals at the 1999 edition in the United States.
Despite dominating the African continent with 11 WAFCON titles, the team has struggled to make an impact on the global stage, only making it to the World Cup’s round of 16 in 2019, having been eliminated in the group stages in each of the years prior to 1999.
The Falcons will compete against the co-hosts Australia, Republic of Ireland, and Olympic winners Canada in the group stage of the tournament.
Captain Onome Ebi, who will be making a record sixth appearance at the World Cup, says the team is out to surpass their round 16 ouster at the 2019 edition in France.
“We have to do better than what we did at the last World Cup, regardless of whoever we play against,” the 40-year-old defender said.
“The goal is to make sure we do better than the previous appearances. We are not going to the World Cup to get beaten and go home, to get past the round 16 is what we are working towards. Nigeria as a whole is really looking forward to that,” she added.
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