Top tier international women’s friendly matches are being played in preparation for the 2023 FIFA women’s world cup which will be taking place in Australia and Newzealand as joint host on July the 20th.
The Nigerian super falcons played against the Japanese women’s national team on thursday in japan.
This sparks a lot of worry and out of frustration, fan are beginning to call for the sack of the head coach Randy Waldrum whom they say is not qualified for the job. While most fans are still hurting over the fact that the falcons couldn’t regain their title of african championships which they’ve won nine times and worried due to their losing streak, there is hope and encouragement due to the return from injury of key reliable players to the squad and the addition of younger, talented prospects into the team as they continue to prepare for the main event next year.
Current African champions, banyana banyana of South Africa will face off against 14th ranked Australia today by 12:30 pm. There is high expectations for this young South African team to put up a decent performance in the upcoming world cup and this game is seen as a good opportunity to judge or test their quality and preparedness especially as they face one of the host nations which also has arguably the best striker in the world currently in the person of Chelsea’s Sam Kerr
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
Europs top 4 leagues kicks off this weekend with some scintillating fixtures. Manchester city will be looking to climb above arsenal to the summit of the english premier league table as they take on Southampton at home today by 3:00pm. Their inform striker Erling Braut Haaland who has fourteen goals already this season will be looking to add to his tally while gunning for the golden boot.
Table toppers arsenal will hope to continue their good run and remain top as they face Liverpool at the emirates on Sunday. Many see this match as the first real test for Mikeal Artetta’s boys to determine if they are title contenders this season.
In the Spanish LaLiga, Barcelona face Celta Vigo at home by 8:00pm while Real Madrid travel to face Getafe at the same time. Both teams are joint top on the table with Barcelona just edging by goal difference. The laliga is looking to be a two horse race between the defending champions Real Madrid and this years favourite Barcelona.
The German bundesliga will witness the most anticipated match of the season, ( Der Klassiker ) when Brussia Dortmund take on Bayern Munich 5:30pm today. Although both teams started their campaigns poorly as they sit third and fifth respectively, it doesn’t take away the excitement as both teams bring both quality and masterclass in these games.
Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus will want to put smiles on the faces of fans with a good outing against defending champions AC Milan today. Sitting seventh on the log with a bad run in the league, Juventus will be more desperate for a win as loss will put more pressure on the coach whose job is already on the line.
