Super Falcons will commence their Women’s World Cup journey on Friday with a challenging match against Olympic Champions, Canada, at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. This marks their ninth appearance in this prestigious global competition, and they are determined to advance to the latter stages.
Group B, in which the West Africans are placed, also includes Australia and the Republic of Ireland, making it a formidable challenge for them. Canada, in particular, presents a significant threat due to their high-quality squad, known for their flair and ruthlessness in front of the goal.
Both teams will be aiming for nothing less than a victory to enhance their chances of progressing to the next phase of the competition. Notably, when these two teams last met in April 2022, they played to a 2-2 draw.
Although Canada has experienced triumph in the Olympics, their best performance in the World Cup was in 2003, when they finished fourth. As anticipation builds for this exciting match,
GOAL will provide all the necessary details on how to watch the Nigeria vs. Canada clash, along with team news updates.
Kick-off time
| Game: | Nigeria vs Canada |
| Date: | July 21, 2023 |
| Kick-off: | 04.30 CAT, 03.30 WAT |
| Venue: | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
The game will kick off at 15h00 local time at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
Team News & Squad
Nigeria Team News
as always, Nigeria will try to show their best players and strong team to go against the Canadians as the tournament just began.
Nigeria Super Falcons Possible XI: Nnadozie, Alozie, Demehin, Ebi, Imuran, Okoronkwo, Payne, Ayinde, Echegini, Ajibade, Oshoala.
Head to head and teams recent performance
This will be the fifth encounter between these sides in all competitions. Canada has secured two wins previously, but in their latest encounter, a friendly held in April 2022, they settled for a 2-2 draw. On the other hand, Nigeria boasts a single World Cup match-up victory against Canada, achieved with a 1-0 win during the 2011 tournament.
As they enter the tournament, Canada faces challenges with a recent poor run of form, suffering defeats in their last two fixtures (2-1 against France and 3-0 against Japan). Their success this year has been limited to just one win (2-0 over Brazil).
Similarly, Nigeria has encountered setbacks with losses in their most recent two fixtures (1-0 against Colombia and Mexico). However, they have managed to secure three victories earlier in the year.
