The Nigeria women's team at the Turkish Cup in February (Pic courtesy of Nigeria Football Federation)Nigeria women's captain Asisat Oshoala says the Super Falcons involvement in the 2021 Summer Series in Texas, USA, is a great opportunity for the team to continue developing. "It's a great opportunity for us to be involved in a competition involving other top teams," the 26-year-old Barcelona forward told BBC Sport Africa. Nigeria women's captain is set to play in the European Champions League final against ChelseaThe format of the Summer Series will feature the USA and Nigeria playing three matches while Portugal and Jamaica will play two. Continental giants Nigeria are the only African team to have played in all eight Women's World Cups since 1991, but they have failed to translate their continental dominance on the world stage. Their best performance at the World Cup came when reaching the quarter-finals in 1999.

Source: BBC May 07, 2021 14:15 UTC