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Suzanne Wrack in Brisbane

‘Nigeria could be a world power’: Waldrum reckons with England and long-term hopes

Randy Waldrum and Uchenna Kanu speak to the media in Brisbane on the eve of their last-16 date with England.
Randy Waldrum and Uchenna Kanu – scorer of the equaliser against Australia – speak to the media on the eve of their last-16 date with England. Photograph: Elsa/Fifa/Getty Images

Beat England on Monday in their last-16 meeting and Nigeria’s manager, Randy Waldrum, will add a transformational moment to the number of key ones already emblazoned in his mind from his team’s World Cup campaign. However, the biggest takeaway – no matter how good a win against the European champions would be – will still not be an in-game moment but instead the time spent working with the players who have battled so hard to make their mark.

“The penalty against Canada, big moment, Chiamaka [Nnadozie] makes that save, huge moment from [Uchenna] Kanu to get a goal back against Australia right before the [end of the first] half, it changed everything for us,” he says.

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