July 24, 2002

England 0 Nigeria 1 in friendly meeting

Tuesday, July 23, 2002

Nigeria provided a tough workout for the home team in a match arranged as a warm-up for England’s vital World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final against Iceland to be played over two legs in September.

The visitors swashbuckling physical style of play resulted in a goal at 66 minutes by Patience Avre on a play that left the crowd of 8,034 talking about the hand of...................

Florence Omagbemi received her second yellow card of the game but the resulting free kick was off target. The match saw the debut of Australian /Fulham player Kristy Moore, and Doncaster Belle Jody Handley.

England:

Brown, Rachel (Leanne Hall ,45)

Stoney, Casey (Rachel McArthur, 66)

White, Faye

Phillip, Mary

Unitt, Rachel (Julie Fletcher, 66)

Moore, Kristy (Tara Proctor, 66)

Chapman, Katie

Exley, Vicky (Williams, Fara 45)

Yankey, Rachel (Hunt, Carly, 66)

Barr, Amanda

Walker, Karen (Jody Handley, 45)

Substitutes not used

Britton, Sammy (Leeds United).

Champ, Leanne (Arsenal),

Nwajei, Una (Fulham),

Young, Layla (Doncaster Belles)

Nigeria:

Opara, Ugochi

Anyadiegwe, Nngozi

Omagbemi, Florence

Ojo, Ropo

Ajayi, Kikelomo

Avre, Patience (Maureen Mmadu, 81)

Ekpo, Effidanwah

Okosieme, Nkiru

Mbachu, Stella

Akide, Mercy

Nkwocha, Perpetua

Substitutes not used

Onyinanya, Ogechi

Otubajo, Tosin

Godwin, Stella

Ameh, Ajumai

Ezomoghene, Otasowie

Terhemba, Martha