Christopher Danjuma Makes Emotional Appeal To Nigerians As The Falconets Fail To Qualify For Semi Finals | National

The Falconets of Nigeria had been despatched crashing out of the continued FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup in Costa Rica as they misplaced 2-0 to their Netherlands counterparts.

The Nigerian facet had earlier proven class and promise within the group stage as they maintained a 100% file going into the knockout phases however their hopes by no means noticed the sunshine of day. Coach of the Falconets, Christopher Danjuma has referred to as on Nigerians to stay hopeful within the workforce as he expressed the assumption that there’s a future within the current U-20 workforce.

The gaffer went additional to apologize to Nigerians for his or her assist particularly those that burn the midnight candle simply to see their nationwide workforce play. Nigerians had been filled with hopes that this set of gamers will do the nation proud as skills are monumental from the again to the ahead however no due to the ravaging Netherlands. “Nigerians actually stayed up that late to observe the matches. We focused the sleepless nights.

“Nigerians won’t be wasted and ensure we ship. That’s why after the match the ladies had been weeping. It was only a unhappy second. We wished to present Nigerians one thing. We wished to present them greater than they’ll ever suppose. We need to say thanks Nigeria for burning the candle sticks at night time for us. And there’s a higher time, particularly with this way forward for gamers now we have.” Danjuma says.

The Falconets had defeated France, South Korea, and Canada within the group stage, making them one of many favorites going into the knockout phases however the Falconets failed to go away as much as expectations.

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