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Posted: 2023-07-21 07:58:05

Nigeria may have just played out a 0-0 draw with Canada, but its goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie's reaction said it all.

Fists raised in elation, the player of the match — who brilliantly denied Canada captain Christine Sinclair a vital 49th-minute penalty — celebrated a performance that belied the team's 40th-placed ranking and controversy-laden lead-up.

Up against the reigning Olympic gold medallists, the Super Falcons were unpredictable, chaotic and showed blistering pace on the counter-attack, led by Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala, whose individual brilliance shone.

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