What Falcons did wrong against USA -Okon

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Super Falcons coach, Edwin Okon, has blamed his players for the 1-0 defeat to USA in their final Group D game in Vancouver on Wednesday following their elimination from the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.

The Falcons ended up with one point from one draw and two losses in three matches, after scoring three goals and conceding six.

“It was a great experience for us here in Canada. We weren’t focused enough in a few situations today (Tuesday). And, I wasn’t surprised to see the U.S. make substitutions that were more defensive after our sending-off as they knew they were playing a good team,” Okon said at the post-match news conference.

“You always have a 50-50 chance in every game. The U.S. made the most of one of their chances and we didn’t, even though we had several,” the coach added.

Meanwhile, USA coach Jill Ellis said, “Nigeria gave us a good fight, as expected. They’re a dangerous team. I’m happy with the way we played both with and without the ball.

“We can attack with confidence if we have a good backline. It’s a shame we only scored one goal but we’re very happy to finish top of a difficult group.”

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