THE Super Falcons of Nigeria are looking at the window of opportunity opened by FIFA’s deduction of six points from Canada for espionage to get to the quarter-final stage of the football event at the ongoing Paris Olympics
According to Nigeria’s coach, the deduction means no third-placed team can qualify from Group A of the tournament. The group comprises Colombia, France, Canada and New Zealand.
With three groups, the top two of each will qualify for the quarter-finals directly while two of the best third-placed in the three groups will join.
Canada with six points deducted are third in Group A and like Nigeria, they have no points, although they have won two matches. If the point deduction is applied with forfeiture of two matches and the attendant six-goal deficit, they will technically be out of reckoning as one of the best third-placed.
Waldrum told newsmen that even if Nigeria had drawn the game with Spain, they still needed a result in Wednesday’s match against Japan.
However, all hope is not lost if Nigeria beat Japan on Wednesday and Spain beat Brazil
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