Super Falcons midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade admitted they faced formidable opposition in Canada during their training camp in Seville.

The teams played a friendly match behind closed doors on Wednesday and the Super Falcons narrowly lost 1-0 in regular time before claiming a 5-4 victory in a penalty shootout.

Midfielder Rasheedat Ajibade expressed her satisfaction with the team’s performance, highlighting the importance of the match in their preparation for the Olympic Games.

“It wasn’t a bad test match. We lost 1-0, but it wasn’t bad,” Ajibade said.

“We had some good moments in the match, but we didn’t take advantage of our opportunities. It was a good match that helped us prepare for the tournament, so now we know what we have to work on and move forward.”

A mistake by Deborah Abiodun allowed Canada to score the only goal of the match in regulation time.

However, Ajibade was quick to defend her teammate.

“Mistakes happen and that was precisely the problem,” said the Super Falcons captain.

“At this high level of football, when you make mistakes like this against players with a lot of experience, they always take advantage of them,” he said.

“We have to be more clinical and disciplined and also take advantage of the opportunities we have.”

Although some players have not played high-intensity matches for a few weeks, Ajibade said the team is finding its rhythm as it prepares for the Games.

“It was a good test match and although some of the players hadn’t played a high-intensity match in maybe two or three weeks, I think we’ve found our rhythm now and are getting ready for the tournament.”

Nigeria will compete in Group C against football powerhouses Brazil, Spain and Japan.

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