Waldrum: Super Falcons Wary Of Dangerous Australia

Waldrum: Super Falcons Wary Of Dangerous Australia 

Ibrahim Lateef 

Nigeria's Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum isn’t taking Australia’s Kerr-free attack lightly, BSNSports.com.ng writes.

A calf injury ruled Sam Kerr out of the start of Australia’s Women’s World Cup campaign has overshadowed the scrappy opening 1-0 win over Ireland.

But the superstar striker will miss the Matildas next game against Nigeria in Brisbane on July 27 while there has to be serious doubts over her involvement against Canada in Melbourne four days later.

Speaking on the tie, “I watched their performance against Ireland; they’re dangerous with so many different weapons,” he said.

“We can’t go into it thinking the game is already won because they don’t have a star player. Our players understand that.”

Meanwhile, Mary Fowler is confident she can build a winning strike partnership with Caitlin Foord as the Matildas duo attempt to fill the void left by injured skipper.

“I feel ready and everyone else feels ready,” Fowler told reporters.

“So whoever’s out there, you know what you need to do when you get out there - you just play.

“Every team is going to be a bit different, every opponent.

“But we take it one match at a time and go into training and watch this game and see what we can do better.”

Australia leads group B with 3pts followed by Canada and Nigeria after both teams shared the spoils on Friday.