FIFA WWC: Ex Striker Analyses How Nigeria Can Beat England

• Peter Ijeh has mapped out a possible strategy on how the Super Falcons can defeat the Lionesses
• Nigeria take on England in a much-awaited Round of 16 clash at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
• Ijeh said combining collective positional play and movement off the ball would be their key factors

Former Nigerian international, Peter Ijeh, has analysed how the Super Falcons can successfully take on England in their Round of 16 clash at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Ijeh, a manager at a top club in Sweden, said an offensive transition is essential to keeping up the momentum for the west African during the encounter.

Nigeria, the Group B runners-up, take on the Lionesses, who finished top of Group D, on Monday morning at the Brisbane Football Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, for a place in the quarter-final, England Football reports.

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The former forward, who had over 130 career goals, admitted that England are more comfortable with passing techniques.

He told Sports Brief exclusively:

"To penetrate a compact low defensive block, the Super Falcons must combine collective positional play, movement off the ball, and pre-determined attacking combinations with individual creativity skills such as the ability to dribble past defenders in tight space, playing penetrating passes between the lines."

Delving more into the Super Falcons' phase of play, he believes the team has succeeded with a low block-out of possession tactics in holding off the pressure, including sacrificing the attack to switch to defensive mode.

“Playing uphill is a big question mark, and working on the build-up and holding possession in the third half is essential,” he added.

What WWC players will earn

Sports Brief also reported on what players will earn at the WWC, after the 2023 edition received a financial boost to set a total prize kitty of $110 million.

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This is more than three times the amount that was on offer at the France edition in 2019 and six times more than the 2015 edition hosted in Canada.

Every player will get $30,000, with the amount increasing depending on the stage they reach. For reaching the last 16, each player will get $60,000.