Aftermath of Canada-Defeat: Oparanozie hails Super Falcons despite 2 - 1 fall in Spain

Super Falcons of Nigeria

Desire Oparanozie, Super Falcons of Nigeria forward, has praised the team for their performance despite the 2 - 1 defeat to Canada in the friendly encounter in Murcia, Spain.


Oparanozie opened scoring for the African champions with a fine finish in the 27th minute after she was set up by the impressive Uchenna Kanu.

Placed fifth in the FIFA All Confederations Rankings, Canada, came back to defeat Nigeria 2 - 1 with goals from Beckie Janine and substitue Sophie Schmidt.

Oparanozie shared on Twitter: “Wasn’t the result we hoped for, but we keep working hard. Lots of positives to take away from this game. We work on 2 – 1 defeat against Canada.”

As posted on Desire Oparanozie official Twitter account 👇👇

Wasn't the result we hoped for, but we keep working hard. Lots of positives to take away from this game. We work on💪. 2 - 1 defeat against Canada. @ Pinatar Arena Football… https://t.co/aABmh0zKt3

— oparanozie desire (@oparanozie9) April 8, 2019

In a previous international friendly last week Friday, the Super Falcons mauled UMF Selfoss 6 - 1 with Courtney Dike netting a hat-trick and Ini Umotong scoring a brace.