"My Players are in Tears": Proud Super Falcons Coach Randy Waldrum Reacts to WWC Exit
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Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum says he is proud of his team despite their painful exit from the FIFA Women's WorldCup in Australia and New Zealand.
The nine-time African champions were eliminated from the tournament after a penalty shootout defeat to England on Monday morning.
Despite playing most of the game with a numerical advantage following Lauren James' red card for a foul on Michelle Alozie, the match had to be settled from the spot.
Chloe Kelly sent England into the quarter-final after Desire Oparanozie and Michelle Alozie missed from the spot.
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FootballWaldrum revealed that his players were heartbroken but the attention will immediately switch to the Olympic Games qualifiers.
England will face the winner of the game between Colombia and Jamaica, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
England beat Nigeria on penaltiesEarlier, Sports Briefreported that England survived an enormous scare asthey edged out Nigeriain their round of 16 clash at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The encounter had ended goalless after 90 minutes and both sides were still inseparable after 30 minutes of extra time.
Desire Oparanozie and Michelle Alozie then missed their spot kicks as the West Africans were beaten 4-2 via a penalty shootout.
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