By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Australia defender Charli Grant says he expects the Super Falcons to be adventurous in their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Group B encounter on Thursday.
Both teams will do battle at the Brisbane Stadium.
The Matildas fought hard to break down Republic of Ireland in their opening game on Thursday.
The Irish defended in numbers in that encounter making things difficult for the co-hosts nation.
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“It will probably be a bit more of an open game on Thursday because Ireland do sit in a block and Nigeria do like to press high,” Grant told a press conference.
“So the game against Nigeria might even give Mary Fowler and Caitlin Foord more of an opportunity to shine even more.
“The message is we’ve just got to adapt and Cait and Mary played a really important role against Ireland,”
“Of course we want Sam out there but she’s just gonna give lots of energy to those girls that are playing her role.”
