Oparanozie: Inadequate preparation caused France defeat
Super Falcons striker, Desire Oparanozie, has explained that the Falcons 8-0 loss to France was as a result of inadequate preparation by the team.
“ To be honest , I think we didn ’t have adequate preparation going into this game , taking into consideration the fact that we were inactive for as long as we were – 16 months.
“ We are the champions of Africa and we can all say it was rightly deserving. However, we can ’t deny the fact that while we were out, our opposition has been busy getting stronger.
“ They were definitely more prepared than we were.
They began camping before us, even though most of them are home based. The bulk of us came from outside France and had just one full day of training together before match day ,” Oparanozie told BBC Sport.
