The Nigeria Super falcons,beaten in it's opening game by Norway, bounced back against South Korea courtesy of an own goal by Korea's Kim Do-yeun and,player of the match, Asisat Oshoala's fine second-half strike.
Though the Super falcons were a bit shaky in the early stages of the match but they later grew into the match with a lot of confidence after the first goal.
Asisat Oshoala, the 24-year old Barcelona forward and a three-time African Footballer of the year, raced onto the Chidinma Okeke's perfect through ball before accelerating away from her marker and rolling the ball past the goalkeeper.
Though there were a flurry of chances for the Korean side but the super falcons 18-year old goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, was up to the task becoming the youngest goalkeeper to keep a cleansheet in a Women World Cup match.
The defeat all but ends South Korea's hopes of qualifying for the next stage after it was thrashed by the host nation, France, in the opening game of the tournament.
Nigeria will take on France on it's final group game on Monday while South Korea takes on Norway.
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