DURHAM – Former Duke women's soccer student-athlete Toni Payne and the Nigeria Women's National Team are set to take on the U.S. Women's National Team on Tuesday, June 16 at 9 p.m. ET in Austin, Texas.
The match will air on ESPN2, with official kickoff at 9:08 p.m. ET. The U.S. and Nigeria National Teams are closing out the 2021 Summer Series, a week-long event featuring the USA, Portugal, Jamaica and Nigeria. It will be the first soccer game held at the brand new, state-of-the-art, 20,500 seat Q2 Stadium in Austin.
Payne, a 2017 Duke graduate, has started both of Nigeria's matches so far in the Summer Series – a 1-0 loss to Jamaica on June 10 and a 3-3 draw against Portugal on June 13.