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The Europeans are aiming for a goal feast after crushing Banyana in a friendly, but the Super Falcons defender has fired back<\/div>\n
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Nigeria<\/a>\u00a0defender Evelyn Nwabuoku has backed her side to upset Norway in their 2019 Women’s World Cup opener on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Three successive defeats in all previous meetings with the Grasshoppers have seen Thomas Dennerby’s side being tipped to crash again.<\/p>\n

A 7-2 thrashing of\u00a0South Africa<\/a>\u00a0in a friendly last week has piled more pressure on the Africans in the buildup to the showdown at Stade Auguste-Delaune.<\/p>\n

But the Rivers Angels star says her side have what it takes to claim a win, insisting that the pressure is obviously on the 1995 winners and not them.<\/p>\n

“This [Nigeria] squad is a very strong blend of talented professionals, who know what it takes to play at this level,” Nwabuoku told Goal.<\/p>\n

“We have the character and attitude. I believe football is played on the pitch, so if we have belief amongst ourselves, play to our strength we will go past the group stage.<\/p>\n

“The game against Norway is as important as others but because it’s the first makes it more important.<\/p>\n

“Winning your first game gives you confidence, stability and always sends the right signals within the team.<\/p>\n

“We are aware they defeated South Africa. That was a friendly game which was a good test for the South Africans but we are the Super Falcons not them.<\/p>\n

“We didn’t just come here to participate but to prove our mettle. The pressure should be on the Norwegians because they are a force to reckon with as former champions.”<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old had suffered a horrible knee injury late 2016, forcing her out of the African Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

On her return to the team’s fold in 2018, newly appointed coach Dennerby snubbed her for a midfielder role in last year’s Awcon in Ghana, with some explanations.<\/p>\n

In a bid to solve his defence problems, the coach once again selected Nwabuoku in April 2019, this time as a defender, and she impressed enough to secure the chance of playing in her second World Cup.<\/p>\n

“It’s really exciting for me and I intend making it a memorable one,” she continued.<\/p>\n

“I am looking to having a very good outing and I want to make history this time around.<\/p>\n

“I am one player that has always played any role both for my club side and the national team and this won’t be an exemption.<\/p>\n

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