Nigeria WNT head coach, the Super Falcons, Randy Waldrum has revealed the conversation he had with Asisat Oshoala before bringing her on against Australia.

Oshoala came off the bench to score Nigeria’s third goal, as the Super Falcons defeated Australia’s Matildas 3-2 in a thrilling second Group game at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.​

The forward picked a knock during the opening game against Canada and she didn’t make the starters’ list.

“I told Oshoala before the match that I needed her to give us the last thirty minutes. I felt very strongly she was going to get a goal, and she got the game-winning goal, so extremely proud of the effort.”

Waldrum also praised the entire team for the hard fought win.

“They [Australia] were throwing everything at us at the end, and the players just repelled everything, and I think it’s just a credit to them to put that kind of effort in, to get this result,” He concluded.