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Nigeria are drawn into the same group as Australia which would alongside New Zealand, co-host the 9th edition of the Women's World Cup.
Super Falcons centre-back Ashleigh Plumptre has said that she is looking forward to playing against Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Nigeria are drawn into the same group as Australia which would alongside New Zealand, co-host the 9th edition of the Women's World Cup.
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18:13 - 06.05.2023
Women's World Cup: Super Falcons defender Plumptre compares Australia to playing Morocco
Nigeria are in Group B of the Women's World Cup, and would take on co-hosts Australia, Olympic champions Canada and the Republic of Ireland later in July.
Plumptre praise Australia's Kerr
Speaking in an interview with Optus Sport, the Leicester City defender stated that it was the dream of every footballer to play with and against the best players in the world.
"Playing against Sam Kerr in the past (in the WSL), I was like 'this is one of the best players I would play against'.
"As a professional player, you'd want to play against the best, and you'd want to be with and against the best to test yourself," Plumptre added.
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Super Falcons not under pressure - Plumptre
At the World Cup scheduled to start on July 20, the Super Falcons will first, tackle Olympic champions Canada, before taking on Australia six days later.
The Super Falcons will then wrap up their group campaign with a game against the Republic of Ireland on July 31.
Reacting to the game against the World Cup co-hosts, Plumtre stated that the nine-time African champions were under no pressure. "Pressure is probably more on Australia, than Nigeria," she said.
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