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Nigeria's U-17 Girls to Start Preparations for Next Match Early, Says Coach Olowookere

Posted : 20 May 2024

Bankole Olowookere, head coach of Nigeria’s Under 17 Female Football team, the Flamingos, said his team would start preparation immediately ahead of their next match.

 

The Flamingos had defeated Burkina Faso 6-0 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, in the second leg match of the qualification round of the 2024 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup.

 

Olowookere, after his side defeated the Burkinabes, said that the team was determined to win the return leg.

 

"We congratulate the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for giving us this platform and for trusting and believing in us," he said. "I also thank the media for helping us gather the crowd that came to support the girls. We have made Nigerians proud again, even though we drew 1-1 in the first leg. This was the opportunity for us to fight back. We want to know the next opponent between Senegal and Liberia to strategize for the game in June."

 

Also speaking, Afolabi Taiwo, the captain of Flamingos, said the players came with the determination to win the game.

 

"It was a nice game, we all played as a team, and we thank God for the result of the game," she said. "We are playing Senegal or Liberia in the final round of the qualifying match before the World Cup. We will continue to fight to win the last match."

 

On his part, Usman Coulibaly, the coach of Burkina Faso, said the girls played well even though they lost the return match.

 

"These are young girls we are building for the future, and they tried their best in the game," he said.

 

The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 will take place in the Dominican Republic from Oct. 16 to Nov. 3.

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