Supported by GooglePixel_US Uchenna Kanu is heading to the World Cup with Nigeria’s SuperFalcons, but her family likely won’t be able to join due to the visa process. Kanu spoke to thrace about missing home, cooking Jollof rice and scoring goals:
Still, Kanu said that she’s focusing on working hard, harder than anybody else, whether she’s playing in front of her family or across one ocean in Louisville or another ocean in Australia. She’s getting better and building her confidence and doing her best to be happy and have fun playing what is, after all, a game.“A lot of people have fears,” she said. “But I feel like I try as much as possible not to focus on my fears, and just pray and work hard. I think I’m in a good place.
Their most recent results, a 3-0 win over Aotearoa New Zealand and a 2-1 win over Haiti, could be important confidence-builders before they open group play. Nigeria is in a hard-nosed Group B, matched up against Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and co-host nation Australia, who will have every motivation to put on a performance on home soil.
She said some of it is just the process of settling into a new place, getting to know the team, their tactics and a new coach. She appreciates that there’s no language barrier for her at Racing either“I think understanding people and being able to interact with people — especially the fans as well because we play for them — that’s a huge part of my career that I kind of struggle with sometimes,” she said.
That versatility is important for Nigeria, where Kanu also gets shifted between right, left, and center as needed. She scored a typically-Kanu goal against the United States in a September friendly last year, making her run into space on the left for a nice ball over from Glory Ogbonna. Then again controlled that side-foot shot for a well-placed looping ball beyond the reach of the goalkeeper. It was the first goal the United States had allowed in 880 minutes, its third-longest shutout streak.
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