French striker Delie cooly slotting home winner

Nigeria lost their opening game of the Fifa Womens World Cup in Germany to France on Sunday by a lone goal.

Striker Maurie-Lhaure Delie punished the Nigerian defence’s inability to effectively clear their lines as she controlled and coolly slotted home in the 18-yard box on 56 minutes.

The Super Falcons tried as they may, failed to pull even despite creating some descent opportunities but the French generally held control of the game.

The result inevitably makes qualification into the next round for the Africans even more difficult as they are yet to beat any of their Group A opponents.