Super Falcons’ opponent in Thursday’s match, the Matilda of Australia has suffered another injury blow as striker Mary Fowler, who replaced the missing Sam Kerr in their opening match, has been ruled out due to injury.
Fowler suffered from concussion in training and she will most likely miss Thursday’s game against African opponent, Nigeria.
This comes after Chelsea superstar Kerr was already ruled out due to a calf injury that kept her from playing in the co-hosts’ first match, a 1-0 victory over Ireland.
She will not be available for the match against the West Africans but will be back on time to face Canada in the final group B encounter on next week Monday.
“Forward Mary Fowler and defender Aivi Luik will be unavailable for Thursday night’s clash with Nigeria,” Team Australia said in a statement. “Both players have been ruled out after sustaining mild concussions in separate incidents at training on Tuesday.”
The absence of Kerr and Fowler leaves the Matildas with Arsenal’s Caitlin Foord as their only recognized striker. Additionally, defender Aivi Luik, who was a substitute against Ireland, will also be unavailable for the Nigeria game due to injury.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons could capitalize on the Australia’s injury woes to grab their first win of the tournament.