Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie insists the 10-time champions learnt their lessons from their 3-2 defeat to Malawi, which helped propel them to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Zambia on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Alozie was named Player of the Match in the crucial win, putting in an impressive shift as the Falcons played with 10 players from the 40th minute.
Defender Tosin Demehin was shown a straight red card, but Asisat Oshoala’s eighth-minute strike was enough for the 10-woman Falcons to get their title defence back on track against Zambia, who were looking for their second win of the tournament.
“We knew Zambia is a really tough team. They are super fast, physical and very technical. We learned the lesson after playing against Malawi, so we knew we needed to drop the line,” Alozie said while receiving her award.
“It was a hell of a game. Tosin played
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