CFCfan:
- Legendary striker Perpetua Nkwocha is the oldest Super Falcons player to feature at the Fifa World Cup at 35 and six months in Nigeria’s 1-0 defeat of Canada on July 5, 2011 at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden. She marked this feat by scoring the Falcons’ lone goal in the 84th minute.

- Patience Avre is the youngest Nigerian player to score at the Fifa Women's World Cup at the age of 18 years and 10 months. She achieved this feat in 1995 at the Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg where the Super Falcons held Canda to a 3-3 draw. Avre’s 60th minute strike was Nigeria’s second goal of the game.

- Faith Ikidi is the youngest player to have represented Nigeria at 15 years and seven months. She achieved this at USA 2003

- 65,080- This is the record number of spectators to watch a Falcons game in the World Cup. This was set on June 24, 1999 in Nigeria's 7-1 loss to USA in a group game at the Soldier Field, Chicago.

source:goal.com

Why Courtney Dike is the first Nigerian and female footballer to score the fastest goal ever in FIFA Women World Cup.
Canada FIFA U-20
Courtney Dike Scores Fastest Goal In Women Football As Nigeria Beat Korea
Macaulay Maduwuba | 00:30 | 10.08.2014
Courtney Dike puts Nigeria ahead with the fastest goal of the tournament, to shoot Nigeria top of Group C as Mexico draws England.
At the end of proceedings in their second Group C match of the Canada 2014 Women U-20 World Cup, Nigeria confirmed its spot at the top of the table.
Peter Dedevbo assured Nigerians that they would do well in the second gameand that they did
An early goal before the 1st minute, at exactly 13 seconds; from the boots of Oklahoma State University student and sister of Super Eagles forward,Bright Dike,Courtney Dikeput the Falconets in the lead; making the fastest goal scorer in international women football
Another byChiwenduIhezuoin the 36th minute further shot the team in the line of victory as they looked to be landing the first three points in the 7th U-20 Women World Cup.
South Koreadid pull a threatening equaliser back whenKim Soyishot through the eyes of the Nigerian defence in the 72nd minute.
Nigeria got the points at stake, however, it was the Koreans who dominated possession with11 (8 on-shot)attempts at goal to Nigeria's10(4 on-shot).
They also committed the most fouls(12)toNigeria's9; a clean game it was between the girls with just 1 yellow card handed by theAmerican refereeMargaret Domkaand it went to Nigeria's .
In total, it was4 Cornersand3 offsidesappease for the teams withNigeriapushing with more freekicks(15)thanKorea(12)
Nigerian goalkeeper kept the team in the game; while th attack was dismantling the Korean defence,Chichikept the business of stopping balls on with4saves.
With the win,Nigerianow goes top of Group C, whereasEnglanddrew 1-1 with Mexico in the other game played earlier at the same venue.
Nigeriahas to either win or draw the last game againstEnglandon August 13 in Edmonton, to seal their place in the quarter-finals.
In first Group D game played on the same day, August 9,Francemade lessons ofNew Zealand4-0,Costa Ricalost 1-2 to Paraguay.
pulse.ng/sports/canada-fifa-u-20-courtney-dike-scores-fastest-goal-in-women-football-as-nigeria-beat-korea-id3278965.html

daveP:
theyve recovered from it. Looked really funny. Seems they know its a dirty trick as well.

This people can be so funny. First was to deny our supporters entry in their country now its fire. Let that fire fire them back abeg
#SuperFalconsAreSafe#

Canada 2015: Make History, NFF Charges Falcons.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has tasked Super Falcons to go all out to make history at this year’s edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
This message was passed onto the girls by the leader of delegation to the tournament and NFF Executive Committee member, Chief (Mrs) Dilichukwu Onyedinma when she addressed the ladies on arrival at the team’s lodge in Winnipeg, Canada.
“I urge you to go all out and make history. We are all praying for you; Nigerians are praying for you and I know that you are praying for yourselves too. You must give a very good account of yourselves. You must not let yourselves and the country down because I know that God will do it for you; He is always behind you and He hears your prayers because of your commitment and behaviour.
“In Nigeria now, you are looked at as the best national team so I want you to keep it up and by God’s grace we are going to make history. I want you to up your game and forget about all past achievements because this is the big one and history beckons on all of you,” she concluded.
Falcons play their first game against Sweden on Monday evening.
leadership.ng/sports/438962/canada-2015-make-history-nff-charges-falcons

Women’s World Cup: Falcons ‘ll shock the world – Okon.
Hostilities continue today at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada but Nigeria will take on Sweden in their opening group game tomorrow. Both nations have met twice in this competition previously.
Their first meeting was in 2003, when Sweden beat Nigeria 3-0, while the second was at the 2007 World Cup and it ended in a 1-1 draw where Cynthia Uwuak scored for Nigeria.
Nigeria is arguably the best team in Africa, coming off its ninth African Championship and making all seven World Cups. The Super Falcons have had success playing an all-out attacking style and score a lot of goals. It’s a bleak outlook in Group D, but this team is confident and anything is possible if Nigeria can win one of its early games against Sweden or Australia.
In an interview after the groups were released, Okon said his team is strong and his players have experience that could allow Nigeria to “shock the world.”
The Super Falcons are ranked 33rd in the World and have been in the World Cup every time. The Nigerian Ladies have made it past the group stage only once, that being in 1999 when they lost in the quarterfinals. The positives for the Coach Edwin Okon tutored team are with the success of the U-20 team.
The Falcons are the type of team that if you look past them to the next game, they will punish you for that.
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/fifa-wwcup-falcons-ll-shock-the-world-okon/

Fire Scare at Falcons World Cup Hotel.
There was mild drama at the camp of Nigeria’s Super Falcons around 9pm Friday night (3am Nigeria time) as fire broke out at the Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites, where the team are staying.
Although the cause of the fire was unknown, AfricanFootball.com gathered the fire was later put off by the fire service station.
The incident caused pandemonium as players and officials of the Super Falcons were forced to evacuate their hotel rooms with some of them not fully dressed.
Team striker Desire Oparanozie recalling the experience on her Instagram page said, “We all ran out of the hotel because of fire incident and d to the surprise of everyone, some ran out in pants and singlet.
"Thank God for the early intervention of the fire fighters. The evacuation was so damn funny but thank God we have put it behind us because our focus is on our first game against Sweden on Monday.”
The Super Falcons begin their World Cup campaign on Monday against Sweden in Winnipeg.
The kick-off is at 9pm Nigerian time, which is 3pm in Winnipeg.
africanfootball.com//news/537131/Fire-scare-at-Falcons-World-Cup-hotel

10 Exciting Facts to Boost Your 2015 Women’s W/Cup Mood.
1. Nigeria's Super Falcons has the most losses amongst the teams that have featured at the Women's World Cup with 14 defeats.
2. Germany have the longest unbeaten streak at the FIFA women's World Cup with 15 games, spanning between 2003 to 2011.
3. USA has played the most matches of the Women's World Cup. The Yankees have notched up 36 games.
4. The 2003 Women' World Cup was originally supposed to be hosted by China, but a SARS outbreak forced FIFA to move the tournament to the United States.
5. Marta of Brazil and Birgit Prinz of Germany are the joint all-time top goal scorers of the Women's World Cup with 13 goals each.
6. Norway hold the longest winning streak at the Women' world Cup, with 10 victories between 1995 to 1999.
7. USA has the most wins with 27 victories at the FIFa Women's World Cup.
8. Nigeria's Ifeanyi Chiejine is the youngest player ever to play at the Women's World Cup (16 years, one month and three days).
9. Biggest Margin of victory? That was Germany's 11-0 defeat of Argentina in the first round of the 2007 Women's World Cup.
10. USA and Germany have the most women' World Cup titles. USA won the title in 1991 and 1999 while Germany won it in 2003 and 2007.
www.completesportsnigeria.com/10-exciting-facts-to-boost-your-2015-womens-wcup-mood/

Hamilton Warns Falcons: Don’t Underrate Your Opponents.
Ahead of the Super Falcons opening match against Sweden at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, former coach, Paul Hamilton urged the team not to underrate their opponents if they want to progress.
The coach Edwin Okon led side is in group D alongside former world Champions, United States of America, Sweden and Australia.
Hamilton who led the Nigerian women’s team to the 1991 inaugural FIFA World Cup in China, said the team are capable of springing surprises but need to be cautious at all times.
"The Super Falcons must not underrate any of their opponents from their group if they want to progress at the competition" he begins. "Though we look like the underdogs from the group with our opponents’ record, I am sure this team can spring up surprises."We need to tread cautiously if we are to come out from the group and move to the next round." he sums up.
The seven time African champions have qualified for the FIFA World Cup seven times, as their best position at the Mundial is the quarter final stage in China.
www.completesportsnigeria.com/hamilton-warns-falcons-dont-underrate-yighaloour-opponents/

Canada defeats China PR in Women’s World Cup opener.
EDMONTON—John Henearly cried on the touchline when Ukrainian referee Kateryna Monzul awarded the Canadian women’s national team a penalty shot in the dying minutes of the Women’s World Cup kickoff game against China on Saturday evening.
“When the call came, I celebrated like we just scored because I knew only one woman was going to step up in the 90th minute and write the script, like she always does. And she did.”
Cometh the hour, cometh the woman. Who else but Canada’s captain Christine Sinclair could save her team from a disappointing nil-nil draw in the most dramatic of fashions?
Ever composed, the country’s all-time leading scorer stepped up to the spot in front of a record crowd at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton to slot home a textbook penalty shot.
The minute Monzul called a foul in the box against Zhao Rong for hitting substitute Adriana Leon in the face, it was Sinclair’s to take.
“The first thing that went through my head was, ‘I’m taking this.’ ”
She took a penalty against the Chinese the last time the two sides met, in January at the Four Nations Cup. But Saturday’s goal, which secured a much-needed three points after a substandard performance, was admittedly one of the biggest of her career.
The sigh of relief around the packed stadium was audible.
Nixing the early nerves they showed against England in Hamilton last week, Canada came out strong. They dominated the first 15 minutes of the match and had a couple of promising chances through Sinclair and centre-back Kadeisha Buchanan.
Social Media reaction to Canada's win
Midway through the first half, Josee Belanger, still playing at right-back as a fill-in for the injured Rhian Wilkinson and Marie-Eve Nault, had Canada’s most threatening chance when she rattled a long-range drive off the Chinese’s crossbar.
Despite the early pressure, eight-ranked Canada let the world’s No. 16 team back into the game as the half progressed. China wasted no time taking their chances.
The away team nearly capitalized on a mistake by central defender Lauren Sesselmann, who looked nervous and unfocused throughout the half, when her pass back to Erin McLeod from the top of the box fell short. And a free kick from Wang Lisi in the 22nd minute struck both posts before bouncing to safety.
Canada’s flat play against the compact defensive team forced Herdman to make some tactical substitutions early in the second half, replacing defending midfielder Desiree Scott with attack-minded Jessie Fleming and pulling off striker Jonelle Filigno for midfielder Kaylyn Kyle. That move changed the team’s formation from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2. Later, Kyle would drop back to defence with Buchanan and Sesselmann as Canada mounted a desperate 3-4-3 in the final 10 minutes.
The re-jigging didn’t look like enough to help Canada find a decisive goal until substitute Adriana Leon was brought down in the box by China’s Zhao in the second-to-last minute and the referee point to the penalty spot.
Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES
Christine Sinclair reacts after scoring on a penalty kick in the final minutes of Saturday's World Cup opener against China PR in Edmonton.
Sophie Schmidt, who was named player of the game and is the team’s second penalty taker behind Sinclair, watched her captain walk away from the ball following the call.
For a split second, she worried Sinclair wasn’t going to take the shot.
“But she’s our captain, we put our faith in her and there was no doubt in my mind that she was going to put it away. If not, we were there for the rebound.”
Like Herdman, goalkeeper Erin McLeod, who grew up just outside of Edmonton, knew her team would come out of the game with three points once the decision was made.
“When she pointed to the penalty spot I felt like I could breathe for the first time in the game.”
Still, the team, who plays their next game against New Zealand on Thursday in Edmonton, played nervous and let their emotions get to them, she said.
“I think we were lucky to come out with the win.”
www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2015/06/06/canada-defeats-china-pr-in-womens-world-cup-opener.html

Women's World Cup 2015: Latest Group Results, Table and Sunday Schedule.
Group A kicked off the Women's World Cup on Saturday, with hosts Canada beating China 1-0, and the Netherlands edging out an optimistic New Zealand side by a solitary goal.
The Canadians may have expected a stronger showing against an inferior Chinese collective, but the three points are ultimately all that matters.
Here are the results and Group A positions after the opening day's action, as well as Sunday's schedule:
Saturday World Cup Results
GroupTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
ACanada1-0ChinaNew Zealand
0-1Netherlands
FIFA.com
Group A Standings
PWDLGDPTSCanada
110013Netherlands
110013China
1001-10New Zealand
1001-10
FIFA.com
Sunday's Group B Fixtures
DateLocal TimeTime (BST)FixtureSunday, June 7
1 p.m.6 p.m.Germany v Ivory Coast
4 p.m.9 p.m.Norway v Thailand
FIFA.com
Canadian Drama in Opening Game
It almost became a hugely disappointing opening gambit for Canada in the first game of the World Cup, with the hosts needing a 92nd-minute penalty to take the win against China.
The Asian team defended resolutely but finally fell in injury time, when Canada captain Christine Sinclair converted her spot-kick.
It was a disappointing day for the record attendance of more than 53,000, who were hoping their team would put on an impressive show. However, they failed to create many clear-cut opportunities.
China came close to taking the lead midway through the first half, when Wang Lisi rattled the crossbar with a free-kick.
Canada retained the lion's share of possession and territory, but Sophie Schmidt and Ashley Lawrence both failed to convert good opportunities.
With time running out, the referee awarded a controversial penalty to give the Olympic bronze medalists the chance to grab all three points, and Sinclair made sure of the result.
Joe Krishnan of the Independent called the action in the closing stages, and he described the penalty as "very dubious" at full-time:
Controversial penalty given to Canada in stoppage time! Leon appeared to be pushed but very soft
FT: Canada 1-0 China. Hosts had to be patient but were gifted very dubious penalty to win their first opening #FIFAWWCfor first time.
Canada must do better than this as the competition progresses, otherwise it will mean an early exit in the knockout rounds despite home advantage.
However, a win in the first game was vital—and they just about managed to do the job on Saturday.
Brilliant Martens Goal Enough for Dutch
The Netherlands were expected to beat New Zealand in their opening contest, and their winning goal, from 22-year-old Lieke Martens, was a true World Cup classic .
The young player fired a curling effort from outside the penalty area to secure the three points for her side, ensuring victory for her nation in its first game at a World Cup.
The moment was captured on social media, per FanSided:
The goal came midway through the first half and allowed the Dutch to play a possession game to stifle the Ferns, who couldn't find a way back into the match.
Netherlands head coach Roger Reijners was delighted with his side's efforts and highlighted his team had the best attacking chances of the contest, per FIFA.com:
I’m very happy that we won the first match and started this way. The first half was pleasing and we had more chances than our opponents. In the second half we were pulled back by New Zealand and we had some difficulty. Everyone was excited and primed for the match.
Group A is a two-horse race for top spot, and the Canadians should fear the Netherlands at this juncture.
The Dutch keep the ball incredibly well—as is their philosophy of the game—and Canada do not look like the same team that played so well at the London 2012 Olympics.
But there is an appetite from the public to see their team prevail, as the record crowd on Saturday proved, and the fans will give their backing to the hosts until Canada can progress no further.
m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2488803-womens-world-cup-2015-latest-group-results-table-and-sunday-schedule

The super falcons get set for the first match!

@terzurum5 pls try and be spacing your articles well and post with pictures as much as possible to make your post interesting and readable

Press Conference things.....

Special number for special players....hope its in you Dike?

Germany currently leading ivory coast 5-0 (2nd half)

As poor as CIV is, Germany is showing some obvious weaknesses. I am also very happy that the referee for tomorrow is from Korea. Those Asians allow heavy challenges and are not afraid of making the right calls.
I am super excited that the match has come!
Super falcons must beat Sweden.

Germany 9-0 Cote d' Ivoire

And Popp makes it Germany 10-0 Cote D Ivoire.

CFCfan:
And Popp makes it Germany 10-0 Cote D Ivoire.

Our African sisters being humiliated..

Super Falcons,one more reason to fly high tomorrow....cant wait.

Please we need live links to stream the match tmrw..

CIV should be flogged. Disgrace to Africa. Nigeria will redeem Africa's image tomorrow. My only fear is the tactical dexterity of Edwin Okon (or lack of)

Full time: Germany 10-0 Cote D' Ivoire

Possession: 61%-39%
Attempts on goal: 29-4
Attempts on target: 17-2

olapluto:
CIV should be flogged. Disgrace to Africa. Nigeria will redeem Africa's image tomorrow. My only fear is the tactical dexterity of Edwin Okon (or lack of)

I just came back from Church 12 minutes ago. I'm going to re-watch the game online to see how the Ivorien ladies copped 6 yellow cards and conceded the goals.

dodobytes:


Our African sisters being humiliated..

Super Falcons,one more reason to fly high tomorrow....cant wait.

Please we need live links to stream the match tmrw..

I'll put the link on my signature.

CFCfan:

I'll put the link on my signature.

thx boss

dodobytes:


thx boss

You're welcome

CFCfan:


I just came back from Church 12 minutes ago. I'm going to re-watch the game online to see how the Ivorien ladies copped 6 yellow cards and conceded the goals.

On the yellow cards, most were undeserved. Germans were diving shamelessly to garner refs sympathy. You can watch a rematch of our WWC opener in Frankfurt 2011, and see how much the germans were up to.

olapluto:

On the yellow cards, most were undeserved. Germans were diving shamelessly to garner refs sympathy. You can watch a rematch of our WWC opener in Frankfurt 2011, and see how much the germans were up to.

chai. That's another area the SF have to be careful - giving away needless free kicks and fouls.

Group A results:
Canada 1-0 China
Netherlands 1-0 New Zealand.

Group B:
Germany 10-0 Cote D' Ivoire
Norway 4-0 Thailand.

Germany's 10-0 victory over Ivory coast is the 2nd biggest in the women's world cup after their 11-0 win over Argentina in the 2007 edition.

terzurum5 so na una CfCman dey boss this thread!


Anyway nice job guys!


terzurum5 remember what I said about parking the Marcopolo bus? Well see the outcome between Germany vs Ivory Coast 10-0.

Chei! 10-0 just too heavy!

Now I will be wishing South Africa would have qualified rather.

Aint trying to be an alarmist,but looking at the pics closely,who noticed that it's only superzee that isnt fully dressed for training..look at her training with Perpetua..with so much on social media bout our very Oshoala i hope all is well with her...i rest my case.

i hope she hasnt picked up an injury that the team is keeping under wraps,,dat will be a blow!!... see her lagging behind while jogging...hmmmm

#prayforoshoala#

Can't wait for our first match.