WAFCON: She thought she could score – Madugu on Okoronkwo’s decision to bypass Oshoala

Super Falcons caput coach, Justin Madugu, has explained Esther Okoronkwo’s determination to sprout alternatively of passing the shot to teammate Asisat Oshoala during Nigeria’s 1-0 decision to Cameroon successful the quarter-finals of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON.

During the closing stages of the brushwood connected Sunday, Okoronkwo had an accidental to level the people aft breaking into a goal-scoring position, with Oshoala besides disposable successful a amended position.

She opted to footwear the shot distant alternatively of passing it to the erstwhile Barcelona striker arsenic Cameroon was awarded a extremity kick.

Speaking connected the improvement astatine his post-match interview, Madugu said, “I americium definite she [Esther] felt she could score. That was wherefore she attempted.

“She astir apt could person passed the shot to Asisat, who was successful a amended presumption to score. That is not to accidental determination is immoderate division. There is nary division.”

WAFCON: She thought she could people – Madugu connected Okoronkwo’s determination to bypass Oshoala