But the former Shanghai striker assured that her side will get better in the course of the four-team championship in Antalya. I will appeal to Nigerians to keep supporting us. We desire more positivity and no negativity from them, Ordega told
Goal. This is a new team and a new coach. They should not expect too much from us, but we will not disappoint.
We will continue to do our best. Putting on the green and white is everyone s dream. Whenever we put it on, we should always strive to give our all. Even if we lose which will never be our intention, although I don t pray we lose anyway. They should rather support us than criticise us. It will go a long way to help us get better.
The Super Falcons started the tie on a high against Bakhrom Norsafarov s side as Ihezuo almost grabbed the opener off a fine cross from Toni Payne after just 10 minutes into the contest.
At the half-hour mark, Asisat Oshoala almost broke the deadlock when she snatched the ball on the edge of the area but she, unfortunately, slipped inside the box to miss the opportunity.
After the restart, the Nigerian side made a fine return into the match as Oshoala provided a perfect cross for Halimatu Ayinde to open the scoring for the hosts two minutes into the second half.
In the closing stages, Rita Chikwelu and Francisca Ordega combined well before connecting with Oshoala but the latter could not end her goal drought in five straight matches for both club and country.
Francisca Ordega has urged Nigerian fans not to set high expectations for the Super Falcons in the 2021 Turkish Women's Cup ahead of Saturday's showdown with Uzbekistan.