The Nigeria-Australia clash on Thursday, July 28, was the Super Falcons‘ 28th match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Apart from the victory, which means the Nigerian women’s team is a point away from the round of 16, there were some historical moments that needed to be notarised.
Onome Ebi, the veteran defender
At 40 years and 50 days old, Super Falcons’ captain Onome Ebi was introduced into play in the 90th minute, and the veteran defender became the first African player, male or female, to appear at six editions of the World Cup—her 15th World Cup appearance for Nigeria. She has two yellow cards in those 15 matches.
Ebi was a part of the 2003 squad, where she made two substitute appearances. Her debut was against North Korea on 20 September 2003, when she came on in the 85th minute for Ifeanyi Chiejine. She also came on in the 83rd minute for Florence Iweta against Sweden.
In 2007, she played all 90 minutes against Sweden in a 1-1 draw. She got injured against…