Chiamaka Nnadozie's Nigeria lineup had two chances hit the crossbar in a scoreless draw, and only missed out on the Women's World Cup quarterfinals after losing a penalty shootout against England.
By taking the European champions right to the wire, the Super Falcons proved, once again, that rankings are less important than respect for rival teams under the tournament's expanded 32-team format.In the group stage, Nigeria held Olympic champion Canada to a 0-0 draw, upset co-host Australia 3-2 and advanced to the knockout stage after a 0-0 draw with Ireland.
Had any of those chances found the back of the net, it's likely Nigeria would have gone on to win a knockout match for the first time in nine trips to the Women's World Cup and England would have followed the defending champion U.S. team, No. 2-ranked Germany, Canada and Brazil through the exit. The global player's union FIFPRO issued a statement the morning after Nigeria's exit to say it was time to speak out and work on ensuring the players' "contractual rights are honored and the outstanding payments are settled."
"It is regrettable," FIFPRO said, "that players needed to challenge their own federation at such an important time in their careers." "We're not surprised to get to this stage. We believe in ourselves," Nnadozie said. "We knew we could come here and go far. We just have to keep our heads up." Now a center back, the 25-year-old Plumptre said the Super Falcons had set a higher bar for future performances.
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