By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Canada head coach, Brev Priestman refused to blame her players after they were held to a barren draw by the Super Falcons in their opening fixture at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Olympic champions dominated play but couldn’t break down the resolute Nigerian defence.
The North Americans were awarded a penalty early in the second half but it was missed by Christine Sinclair.
Priestman stated that his team has moved on from the game.
[It’s] tournament football, we opened the Olympic Games with a draw, we’re not getting too hung up on that [match and we] very quickly move on to game two,” the English woman said in her post match press conference.
Canada will take on debutants Republic of Ireland in their next game on Thursday, July 31.
