SUPER FALCONS forward, Desire Oparanozie, has apologised for her inability to convert her penalty.
Following the team’s defeat to England via penalty shootout in the Round of 16 on Monday morning, Oparanozie shared a picture of herself in tears on her Instagram account and apologised to Nigerians.
She wrote, “Sad day! Very disappointing to have lost through penalties, and even more disappointing not to have converted mine. And for this, I deeply apologize..”
England beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup after their last-16 tie finished 0-0 at the end of extra time.
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