{"id":2838,"date":"2019-01-19T19:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T19:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2019-01-20T17:22:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T17:22:04","slug":"falcons-chase-bronze-against-romania-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/falcons-chase-bronze-against-romania-in-china","title":{"rendered":"Falcons Chase Bronze Against Romania In China"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nigeria\u2019s female national team, Super Falcons will on Sunday battle Romania for the chance of a bronze medal consolation at the Wahun Four-nation Invitational Competition in China, after falling 3-0 against the hosts on Thursday, footballlive.ng reports.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"td-g-rec td-g-rec-id-content_inline td_uid_6_5c4371202f61d_rand td_block_template_1 \">\n<p>Coach Thomas Dennerby\u2019s team put up a gallant battle against the Chinese Steel Roses but could not hold on till the end at Meizhou Olympics Sports Centre, and will now battle for third place against Romania, who lost 3-0 to South Korea in the first game.<\/p>\n<p>Falcons\u2019 coach, Thomas Dennerby admitted that winning Sunday\u2019s third place match will be a consolation for his side, but also noted that they have gained crucial lessons from the competition, which is his first build-up outing for the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in France.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish gaffer said the Falcons will not aim to pick something from their next game at Huitang Stadium, which will begin 8am Nigeria time.<\/p>\n<p>Dennerby said: \u201cWe are here to prepare for the FIFA World Cup and we are learning a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe we need to work extremely hard in the next five months before the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have always said that we need to play as many friendly matches as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-content_bottom td_uid_8_5c4371202f8e9_rand td_block_template_1\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s female national team, Super Falcons will on Sunday battle Romania for the chance of a bronze medal consolation at the Wahun Four-nation Invitational Competition in China, after falling 3-0 against the hosts on Thursday, footballlive.ng reports. 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