Nigeria’s Super Falcons will come up against their German counterparts later today in an international friendly. The Germans are the reigning world champions, while the Super Falcons are the reigning
champions of Africa.

The match, billed for the German city of Leverkusen, is the first game to be prosecuted by the Super Falcons since their successful campaign at the African Women ’s Championship in South Africa, and serves as part of their build-up towards next year ’s FIFA World Cup taking place in Germany.

Nigeria’s contingent of 18
players and eight officials earlier in the week departed for Germany well aware that they have always lost anytime they came up against the Germans, who will be aiming for an unprecedented third successive world title next year. The very first game between both sides at senior level took place back in 1991 at the FIFA World Cup in China, with the Super Falcons suffering an embarrassing 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Europeans in a group stage encounter decided in Jiangmen.