Fans to stay awake for 2023 Women World Cup matches

Super Falcons are in Group B alongside Canada, Australia and Ireland at the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup.

• Maori culture on display as festival kicks off despite shootings Nigerian fans that want to follow the matches of the Australia/New Zealand 2023 Women World Cup matches must be ready to sacrifice their sleep to watch games of the competition.

Apart from Nigeria’s second and third games against Australia and Ireland on July 27 and July 31 respectively, which start by 11.00am Nigerian time, the other matches will hold when most people in West Africa are sleeping.

Nigeria’s opening game against Canada was played around 3.30am this morning and should the country qualify for the second round, fans would have to stay awake till 4.00am or wake up that early to watch the Falcons’ second round game against a team yet to be decided by 3.00am on August 6.

Some of the games will hold in the early hours of each match day (from 1.00 a.m.), but the organisers have assured fans that they are in for a great festival of football.

The Super Falcons are in Group B alongside Canada, co-hosts Australia and newcomers Republic of Ireland.

They are looking to better their 1999 showing, where they finished in the quarterfinals at the edition hosted by United States.

Thursday’s opening ceremony was a celebration of Maori and First Nation culture as indigenous art took the centre stage.

Singers, dancers and firework displays helped to create a dazzling opening ceremony for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.

The celebrations held shortly before New Zealand – who are joint hosts for the tournament alongside Australia – kicked-off their group-stage match against Norway.

A performance by Maori and First Nation dancers marked the start of the ceremony, before groups