Nigeria’s Falconets delivered their strongest performance of the tournament when the pressure was highest. Tosin Rafiu opened the scoring after eight minutes, creating space from the left before finishing powerfully.
England’s clearest route back into the match arrived from the penalty spot, but goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma produced the decisive save. Nigeria then controlled the second half: Janet Akekoromowei doubled the lead before Mary Mamudu completed the 3–0 result.
The reward is a quarter-final against Colombia on Sunday in Łódź. The next test will demand the same compact defending, calm build-up and clinical finishing.
PitchNaija question: which part of this performance must Nigeria reproduce first against Colombia? Visual disclosure: AI-generated editorial illustration; not match photography or an official kit image.
