“Here to create upsets, new records” – Flamingos set target against the United States

The Africans have by no means reached the semifinal of the cadet Mundial since its inception fourteen years in the past

Head coach of Nigeria’s u17 girls’s nationwide crew Bankole Olowookere has set the goal of reaching new heights on the ongoing FIFA u17 Girls’s World Cup

Nigeria have equalled their greatest outing on the match by reaching the quarterfinals of the Mundial.

The Flamingos completed runners-up in Group B to get to that stage after beating New Zealand and Chile and struggling a loss to Germany.

They would be the underdogs when assembly Group A winners the USA for a spot within the semifinal. The match is scheduled for the DY Patil Stadium on Friday.

And coach Olowookere is eager to shoot down the USA and assist Nigeria attain the semifinals for the primary time in historical past.

“As a coach, I’ve achieved attending to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, however as Nigeria, we’ve got not reached the ultimate journey,” Olowookere said on NFF TV.

“The most effective we’ve got ever gotten on the U-17 Girls’s World Cup is the quarter-final stage; I’m right here to create a variety of upsets and set new information.

“We have to work laborious to get to the semi-final and set a brand new document for the U-17 crew.”

He added, “We respect the USA crew; they’re a superpower in feminine soccer. I’m watching them carefully; they play effectively and rating many targets. I’ve to watch out about taking part in them.

“I’m going for the win, however I’ve to take a look at our loopholes and attempt to right among the issues we aren’t doing proper. By the point we’re executed with all these, we’ll have what it takes to defeat the USA.”

Nigeria reached the World Cup quarterfinals in 2010, 2012, and 2014.