Barcelona Femeni star, Asisat Oshoala, bagged a brace on Saturday as Nigeria’s Super Falcons walloped Australian side, Queensland Lions FC 8-1 in a friendly ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Recall Oshoala has recovered from an injury that saw her miss the 2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League final.
Oshoala and Rasheedat Ajibade of Athletico Madrid women’s team scored two goals each on Saturday in the nine-goal thriller.
The nine-time African champions under the tutelage of Randy Waldrum side continue their preparation in Gold Coast, Australia ahead of the Mundial.
Nigeria have never missed a single edition since the Women’s World Cup was introduced in 1991.
A statement by the Super Falcons on the game said, “We recorded a morale-boosting 8-1 victory over an Australian club, Lions FC in a friendly in Gold Coast.
Nigeria, Australia, Canada and the Republic of Ireland, are pitched in group B at the World Cup billed to kick off on July 20.
Meanwhile, Super Falcons will tomorrow (Monday) depart for Brisbane ahead of their July 21, 2023 first group match against Canada billed for Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne by 3:30am Nigerian time.
Super Falcons are set for early departure to Brisbane, their FIFA venue, a distance of one hour by road from Gold Coast and will settle at Sofitel Hotel Central, Brisbane.
All 23 players, coaching crew, backroom staff and accompanying officials of the Nigeria Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will travel to Team Nigeria’s FIFA hotel.