2023 FIFAWWC: "England Must Be Wary Of Super Falcons Oshoala, Toni Payne"

2023 FIFAWWC: "England Must Be Wary Of Super Falcons Oshoala, Toni Payne"

Ibrahim Lateef 

As fans expect another spell bound matches in the knockout stages of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, England legend Fara Williams highlighted two Nigeria's Super Falcons stars the Lionesses need to be wary of as she tipped them for glory, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Sarina Wiegman's side cruised through to the knockout stages of the tournament, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, with a 6-1 victory over China on Tuesday (August 1) to make it three wins from three.

That's set up a round-of-16 clash with Group B runners-up Nigeria, who themselves have drawn 0-0 twice and won once. England are therefore heavy favourites to progress.

But Williams, the Lionesses' highest-capped play with 172 international appearances, knows there's work to be done to make that happen come on Monday, August 7.

She said: "Nigeria have had a great start to the tournament, their performance against Australia was a standout for me. Toni Payne in midfield is a talent and Asisat Oshoala from Barcelona, everybody knows how good she is.

"Nigeria do sit in like China did, so we need to attack the game the same way we did, defensively we need to be mindful that they pose more threat than China did. They’re physically strong, in a similar way to Haiti were in our first match."