Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Ref denied Falcons penalty against Ghana-Omagbemi


NIGERIA Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi has expressed her dismay at the match official for not awarding her Super Falcons a penalty against Black Queens.
Ghana held the AWCON defending champions to a 1-1 draw in the high profile Group B game played at the Stade de Limbe on Wednesday.
The African female legend in a post-match talk said: "The game was great as both teams played well. Ghana gave us a good match and it was an impressive game.
"The foul on Asisat Oshoala was a clear penalty in my own assessment. I was disappointed in the referee not making the call.
"We were not over confident after the 6-0 victory over Mali. Today, we played against a good team and it was a good match by both teams.
"A draw is not a bad result. We played well and were not expecting to draw. I’m looking forward to the game with Kenya and get a good result. We just want to play convincingly against Kenya and hopefully top the group."
 Her counterpart and Ghana coach, Yussif Basigi insisted that his Queens could have recorded a victory over the Falcons.
"We are not happy to draw, but it is good to draw when the need arises. Ghana versus Nigeria can go either way. If for any reason we draw, we have to take it in good faith. "Against Mali, Nigeria opened up but against us it was very close. The competition is still on. We have to approach the Mali with all the seriousness to win and qualify convincingly."