The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has stressed that he didn’t regret missing breakfast to watch the Super Falcons of Nigeria take on England.
Earlier today, August 7, 2023, Super Falcons of Nigeria took on the in-form Lionesses of England in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia at 8:30 a.m. local time, which is the period most Nigerian homes often have their breakfast.
Though it was expected that England who beat all the countries in their group (Group D) to finish top of the group would beat the Super Falcons, most Nigerians grew optimistic as the game progressed and the Nigerian team grew in confidence.
The expectations of Nigerians and indeed that of most football enthusiasts across the world changed drastically in favour of Nigeria when the Super Falcons continued to show promise in the second half and Lauren James of England was shown a red card in the 86th minute.
After 120 minutes of football, both Nigeria who recorded two draws and a win in the group stage, and England who are the reigning champions of the European Championship settled for a goalless draw.
Hence, the round of 16 encounter was settled via penalties in which England missed one of their spot-kicks and the Super Falcons missed two taken by Desire Oparanozie and Michelle Alozie, respectively. The Lionesses scaled through 4-2 on penalties ahead of the Falcons.
After the heartbreaking encounter with the Super Falcons, Atiku Abubakar took to his verified Twitter page to urge the Nigerian team to hold their heads high.
The former vice president of Nigeria tweeted: “We may have lost to England in a penalty shootout, but the @NGSuper_Falcons have every reason to hold their heads high. I still have no regrets about skipping my breakfast for this game.”
