Super Falcons forward Toni Payne on Monday said while her team knew that qualification to the Round of 16 would be difficult they however never considered it an impossibility in the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Payne was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match in the team’s final Group B match against Ireland in Brisbane, Australia.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Falcons, after a 0-0 draw with the Republic of Ireland, qualified for the competition’s knockout phase for the third time.
Payne, while reflecting on the result, said: “We are all ecstatic.
“Our objective going into this game was to get a point.
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“We had enough opportunity to qualify and we did that today.
“We knew this was always going to be the group of death.
“We knew it was going to be hard, but we never thought it would be impossible.”
On her outstanding player-of-the-match performance, Payne attributed her success to teamwork, adding that her teammates worked for each other during the game.
She said: “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.
“I am playing with such wonderful and hardworking players and when we work for each other. we achieve our goals.
“If we play like how we have been playing and improve with each game, I think we can go all the way to the final.”
The Super Falcons progressed as Group B runners-up and will now meet the Group D winners in the Round of 16 on Monday, which could either be England or Denmark.
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