National Teams
Colombia 2024: Germany and Korea ties will determine our progression – Danjuma
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Head coach of Nigeria U-20 girls, Christopher Danjuma believes two games will determine their progress from the group stage of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
Germany denied Falconets chances of winning the title twice in 2010 and 2014 and the Nasarawa Amazons manager insists the games against former champions, Germans and the Korean Republic will have a huge role to play if the team is to qualify from the group.
“The girls have been working very hard, and I am delighted at the level of improvement I have seen in the squad,” Danjuma told NFF Communications Department on Thursday.
”There is greater understanding and ambition to accomplish. At an individual level, they continue to grow and show their determination to excel with a focus on the larger picture.
“We must be very ready from the first blast of the referee’s whistle in Colombia, as there will not be many minutes to make mistakes and adjust against the Korean Republic and Germany.
“Those two games will be key to our progress to the knockout rounds. We also cannot afford to under-rate Venezuela – they went through the qualifying rounds. The import is that we must bring our ‘A’ game to the party in all three matches.”
The African side will fly out of the country in 17 days for a two-week final camping program before their first match of the tournament against the Korean Republic in Bogotá on the first day of September.
Other matches are against Germany (also inside the El Techo Stadium in Bogotá) on Wednesday, 4th September, and against Venezuela in Cali three days later.
