Canada ladies’s nationwide staff head coach, Bev Priestman has reacted to the draw which pitted her aspect in the identical group with the Tremendous Falcons of Nigeria for the 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup.
The draw ceremony was held on the Tâmaki Makaurau, Auckland on Saturday.
The Olympic champions and the Tremendous Falcons have been drawn in Group B alongside co-hosts Australia and Republic of Eire.
The Canadians will confront Nigeria of their first sport within the competitors on the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on July 21, 2023.
Priestman confessed that the Tremendous Falcons shall be a tricky nut to crack for her aspect.
“They aren’t a simple staff to play, out of that pot, they’re most likely the staff you didn’t need,”Priestman mentioned after the draw ceremony.
“I received’t be underestimating them. Nevertheless, expertise is on our aspect and nicely use that”, she mentioned.
The Falcons have been on tour of Canada six months in the past, the place they performed two matches towards the North Individuals , shedding one narrowly and drawing the opposite.
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