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Nigeria vs Canada 0-0: Women's World Cup 2023 match

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Nigeria and Canada played to a 0-0 draw in their opening Group B match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The match was a closely contested affair, with both teams creating chances. Nigeria's goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, made a number of saves to keep the game level. Christine Sinclair, the captain of the Canadian team, missed a penalty kick during the match.   If she had scored, she would have become the first player to score at six World Cups. The draw was a good result for Nigeria, who have  been consider by other teams as the the underdogs in the match. It was their first clean sheet in an opening match of a World Cup. Canada will be disappointed with the result, as they were the favorites to win the match. They will need to improve their finishing if they want to progress to the knockout stages. The next match for Nigeria is against Australia on July 24. Canada will face Ireland on the same day.   Overall, it was a tightly contested match between Nigeria and Canada, res