Lets hope and pray that our girls perform. Enough of this local champion status.
The matches can be followed on www.fifa.com   

http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/standings/index.html

So far the girls are doing just fine.

against the run of play, a cross from the right flank, bad defending, and its a GOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!
NZL 0-1 NIG (Sarah Michael 31')

Brilliant display, amazing passing and combination,  Left foot, GOALLL!!!!
NZL 0-2 NIG (Oganna Chukwudi 35')

New Z has a goal back, poor defending from the Nigerian back 4

(41') NZL 1- 2 NIG

second half under way,

what a chance, missed by Ishola! and as usual you get punished for it,

The Nigerian keeper plays a weak ball, NZL takes it,

again poor poor defending,

and Goal to NZL,

NZL 2-2 NIG

GOALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NZL 2- 3 NIG (RITA 90' +2)

This match is mad entertaining, brilliant!!!!! My heart was in my mouth. I don't care what the stats say, but by my own count, our girls had 50 clear cut chances.
And when one may may have concluded that it will end 2-2.
The captain No 10. jersey, Rita Chukwelu made my day. Outstanding finish from a lob from the rightback.

Nigerian female team has a bright future.

Thank You and God bless.

very disheartening that its not on local stations

luvhenry:

very disheartening that its not on local stations

wetin man go do, ? someone was complaning that the Under-17 was nonsense and that it shouldnt be shown on TV!

Is there an on-line link to watch it free? Come on Nairalanders, someone must have a link.

Nigeria had 22 shots on goal while N zealand had 11.


Possession: Nigeria 49% N Zealand 51%

sleek_p:

Is there an on-line link to watch it free? Come on Nairalanders, someone must have a link.

Go to www.fifa.com

its free to watch.

Mustay:

Nigeria had 22 shots on goal while N zealand had 11.


Possession: Nigeria 49% N Zealand 51%

Maybe not the match I watched. Fifa got those stats totally wrong.
We had by my own count, more than 50 chances, Ishola et all! 22 aint it.

Fbs, There's always this disagreement over shots on target and shots off target. Some of what you call chances are not regarded as "shots on targets" by Fifa.

so if i aint got cable, i cant see the game, its so painful,

Mustay:

Fbs, There's always this disagreement over shots on target and shots off target. Some of what you call chances are not regarded as "shots on targets" by Fifa.

I don't care what fifa says.

luvhenry:

so if i aint got cable, i can't see the game, its so painful,

cable? internet will just be fine.

Entertaining first half (at least according to the commentator because I missed it).

Bad bad goal keeping by the Nigerian No 1.
goal to England 45' + 1
NIG 0- 1 ENG

Goal to Nigeria,
Lovely free kick, England keeper crashes it into the up-post, rebounds into the path of a Nigerian player who smashes the ball but its blocked by a defender but it rebounds again to the Nigerian player who again smashes into the left corner,

NIG 1- ENG 1,

Match ended 1 a piece. Both team had decent chances.

The Nigerian team has more work to do, especially composure in front of goal.

Keeper made up for the first half own-goal in the second half. Fine and world class saves and I feel the folks at the stadium were supporting the Falconets. GO GIRLS!!! DO US PROUD!!!

FBS, i dont think u are as interested in this competition as i am the last game i couldnt sleep every min i was checking my phone browser for live scores. its very painful bcuz i looked forward to the competition a whole lot. thailand 2004 was on tv, russia 2006, then why now,when d girls are doing well. how can i watch it on net wen u know the kind of servers we hav in naija ee day pain me dye

That was one helluva free kick! I pray we don't crash out like their counterparts did some weeks ago. All we just need is a draw to qualify. Here, England had 52% and Nigeria 48%
@ fbs you be statistician? Na who get tournament? You or fifa?

That was one helluva free kick! I pray we don't crash out like their counterparts did some weeks ago. All we just need is a draw to qualify. Here, England had 52% and Nigeria 48%
@ fbs you be statistician? Na who get tournament? You or fifa?

Nigeria plays chile in her last group game at 1900hrs tomorrow

Mustay:

That was one helluva free kick! I pray we don't crash out like their counterparts did some weeks ago. All we just need is a draw to qualify. Here, England had 52% and Nigeria 48%
@ fbs you be statistician? Na who get tournament? You or fifa?

Mustay, I don't have to be a statistician and who cares about fifa? I do my own stats the way like, you have issues with that?
but the free kick was something else and are we sure that ball is standard? the way these girls are taking corner kicks and the ball flying directly into the post,

Hope the girls do us proud.

luvhenry:

FBS, i don't think u are as interested in this competition as i am the last game i couldnt sleep every min i was checking my phone browser for live scores. its very painful bcuz i looked forward to the competition a whole lot. thailand 2004 was on tv, russia 2006, then why now,when d girls are doing well. how can i watch it on net when u know the kind of servers we hav in naija ee day pain me dye

luvhenry, don't be harsh on me please. If I am not interested in the tournament and the performance of our girls, why did I start this thread? that said, I will do all I can to constantly update this thread when the matches are up. Every 10 mins. Will that be ok?

I know say some naija servers no gbadun, and I feel you man.

Thank God say no one recognize Match Statistics by FBS

I dey fear say those girls go Bleep up.


Why do Nigerian female teams find it hard to score during FIFA tournaments?

Whats d update on this!!!, how are those girls doing with this Equitorial Guinea

This is FIFA not CAF

oh!, pele

Mustay:

Thank God say no one recognize Match Statistics by FBS

I dey fear say those girls go mess up.
Why do Nigerian female teams find it hard to score during FIFA tournaments?

fifa stats don't mean nuffin and certainly doesn't win matches, so I really don't care.
as for the girls mis-firing, I think the coach is to shoulder the blame. they are just not composed in front of goal. should I call it "lack" of or in-sufficient" confidence?
But we all hope and pray that they do play good enough to win this tournament.

well i dont have a choice lets pray n hope we get to the semi's or the finals that way it may be on tv.

FBS, match don start na. hw far wt d stats, u promised every 10mins update.

me dey gbadun ur analysis, tells me more than what i see on fifa.com.