My Dad not happy with me after I took off her jersey to celebrate – Asisat Oshoala
life is a collection of moments – Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala says after she took off her jersey to celebrate wildly after scoring in Nigeria’s 3 -2 victory against Australia.
The Super Falcons came from a goal down to beat Australia 3-2 in a Group B game at the 2023 Women’s World Cup on Thursday which has now put them on top of the group with 4 points.
Emily Van Egmund gave the Maltidas the advantage just a minute into added time after a poor clearance from the Nigerians. But Coach Randy Waldrum’s girls responded minutes later to level the scoreline.
Rasheedat Ajibade was the provider as Uchenna Kanu sent the ball to the back of the Australians’ post.
That strike saw both sides heading into the tunnel with the match all square. While the Australians pushed for a second goal of the day, it was the Super Falcons who scored when Osinachi Ohale headed the ball into an empty net in the 65th minute following the Australian keeper’s failure to punch away Ajibade’s header.
Before her goal, the Nigerian coach had made a double switch, bringing in Ifeoma Onumonu for Uchenna Kanu while Asisat Oshoala came on for Esther Okoronkwo.
And in less than 10 minutes after she came on, Oshoala silenced her critics, capitalising on a defensive mix-up to score her first goal of the tournament.
Despite the two-goal deficit, the Maltidas pushed on for a turnaround. The tournament co-hosts surged forward as they battled to revive their campaign. But the Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was equal to the task, keeping the Australians at bay.
With the last minute of added time left to play, the home team, however, got a consolation goal from Alanna Kennedy.
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