Abby Wambach goal

Although, he rated the USA side highly, he also described the Nigerian team a good one.

“It was a great experience for us here in Canada,” Okon said post match.

” We weren’t focused enough in a few situations today. I wasn’t surprised to see USA make substitutions that were more defensive after our sending off as they knew they were playing a good team. You always have a 50-50 chance in every game. Today USA made the most of one of their chances and we didn’t, even though we had several.”

Edwin Okon: analyses loss by his girls

Jill Ellis, USA coach also commended the Nigerian team for giving the Americans a good fight.

“Nigeria gave us a good fight, as expected. They’re a dangerous team”, she said.

” I’m happy with the way we played both with and without the ball. We can attack with confidence if we have a good backline. It’s a shame we only scored one goal but we’re very happy to finish top of a difficult group.

“Investments in women’s football are constantly increasing worldwide, so I think it’s right to talk of an evolution. In terms of tactics, this is the best tournament I’ve ever seen.”

Having gotten just a point in three matches, and coming last in the group that also had Sweden and Australia, the Nigerian girls are now home-bound from Canada ‘ s FIFA Women’s World Cup.