'They have some very talented players' - USWNT coach excited to play two matches vs Nigeria

Nigeria will fly to the United States of America for a two-match tour against the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) in the month of September.

Both teams, presently competing in their respective continental tournaments, will clash at the Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas on 3rd September and then have a go at each other's jugular once more at the Audi Field in Washington, D. C. on 6th September.  

The match in Kansas City will see Vlatko Andonovski, appointed Coach of USWNT at the end of 2019, return to his home area for the second time.

It is the sixth time that the USWNT will be playing at the Children's Mercy Park but it is their first time at the Audi Field, though they have played 10 times previously in Washington – all at the RFK Stadium.

Andonovski says he is looking forward to facing the Super Falcons, labeling the nine-time African champions a team with very talented players.

"First, I’m just excited to play two matches against Nigeria. They have some very talented players who will present a lot of different problems for us to solve on both sides of the ball, " Andonovski was quoted as saying by US Soccer.

"Secondly, of course we’re looking forward to bringing the team back to one of the best soccer cities and best soccer stadiums in the United States in Kansas City, as well as getting to play our first game at Audi Field, which I’ve visited several times for NWSL games and is also a fantastic venue for our team to play in front of our home fans."

The Super Falcons have in their ranks the Payne sisters and Ifeoma Onumonu who represented the United States at youth level before pledging their international futures to the African powerhouse.

The four-time world champions defeated Nigeria 2-0 the last time both teams met in a friendly, courtesy of goals from Christen Press and Lynn Williams.

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