The Super Falcons are in for a thrilling encounter in their round of 16 clash at the FIFA Women's World Cup as they are set to face high-flying England.
England finished top of Group D with maximum points from the group and conceded a single goal while scoring 8. A noticeable 6-1 trashing of China saw them finish the group on high spirits after consecutive 1-0 victories against Haiti and Denmark.
Nigeria's 5 points was enough to guarantee them qualification from Group B as they finished behind Australia who topped the group with 6 points. The Super Falcons famous 3-2 victory against Australia came inbetween two 0-0 scorelines against Canada and Ireland.
The last and only time these sides met in the past was in the 1995 Women's World Cup and it ended in a 3-2 defeat for Nigeria who would be hoping to change that here and rewrite the history in their favour.
This mouth-watering encounter is scheduled to take place at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on the 7th of August by 8:30 am local time.