The Super Falcons of Nigeria beat Costa Rica 1-0 in their final match of the Revelation Cup tournament on Wednesday morning, ending their seven consecutive match losing streak courtesy of a strike from Esther Okoronkwo, at the Estadio León in Leone de los Aldamas, Mexico.
Coming into the match, nine-time African champions Nigeria, had suffered a 1-0 defeat to hosts Mexico and another 1-0 loss to Colombia, before claiming a 1-0 victory against Costa Rica as they were determined to finish the tournament on a high.
The Super Falcons dominated the match against Costa Rica but failed to convert their chances, before Randy Waldrum’s ladies opened the scoring before halftime.
Jennifer Echegini’s brilliant run through Costa Rica’s defence ended with a cross to Okonkwo, who curled the ball past the Costa Rica goalkeeper to give Nigeria the lead.
Watch Okoronkwo’s finish vs Costa Rica #SoarSuperFalcons pic.twitter.com/wrc0GYVzej
— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) February 22, 2023
Nigeria continued to press as they looked to extend its lead, but Costa Rica’s defence stood firm.
However, Esther Okoronkwo’s first goal for the Super Falcons was enough for Nigeria to claim its only win at the Revelation Cup.
Concluye el primer partido de la jornada 3 de la TV4 Women’s Revelations Cup⚽️💜 @fedefutbolcrc @NGSuper_Falcons
Nigeria 🇳🇬 1-0 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 pic.twitter.com/dzqWSZKgt4
— Revelations Cup México (@RevCupMexico) February 22, 2023
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will now turn its attention to 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where they will be up against co-hosts Australia, Olympic champions Canada and debutants the Republic of Ireland.
