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Desire Oparanozie: It's time for Nigeria to make a statement at the Women's World Cup

The Nigeria women's team captain Desire Oparanozie believes it is about time the country broke their record at the Women's World Cup.

The Super Falcons won a record ninth African Women's Cup of Nations title in Ghana in 2018 and qualified to make their eighth successive appearance in France.

On the global stage, the African queens have never gone past the quarter-final stage in their previous seven outings and failed to advance from the group stage in their recent four campaigns.

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In spite of these setbacks, the Guingamp forward believes her side have enough quality and adequate preparation to challenge for glory this time.