Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday evening suffered a heavy 4-0 drubbing in the hands of the USA women’s national team in the first leg of their two-legged friendly matches of the United States at the Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City reports Prime Business Africa.
Both teams are using the games as preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and will face off again on Tuesday evening.
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie was impressive boy could not stop the Yankees from scoring an opener in the 13th minute through Sophia Smith.
The Americans scored two more goals in the 26th minute and in added time.
Alex Morgan scored from the spot kick take it 4-0 albeit the Falcons improved towards the end of the game.
There were however injury scares for Nigeria as the duo of Christy Ucheibe and Osinachi Ohale copped injuries with the former stretchered off.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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