The Matildas’ injury woes at the Women’s World Cup have been compounded with striker Mary Fowler and veteran defender Aivi Luik ruled out of the team’s encounter with Nigeria on Thursday.
On Wednesday morning the Matildas revealed that Fowler and Luik had sustained mild concussions in separate incidents at training on Tuesday, which prevent them from playing against Nigeria.
“Fowler and Luik have both fully recovered and commenced Football Australia’s Graduated Return to Play protocol,” Football Australia said in a statement.
The injury blow comes amid ongoing speculation over the…
