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FIFA U17 WWC: Goal-hungry Flamingos confident of convincing victory over Chile
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
As the Nigerian U-17 girls get set to play Chile in the final Group B game of India 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the head coach of the team, Bankole Olowookere is looking to guarantee victory for the country.
The Flamingos had lost its first game 2-1 to Germany last Tuesday before bouncing back with a 4-0 win over New Zealand on Friday.
Olowookere, who doubles as the head coach of NWFL Premiership side Naija Ratels FC , assures his side will put up an improved performance when they take on Chileans in the final group game.
“There are some other lapses that the team will still work on despite the 4-0 win against New Zealand,” Olowookere says in a monitored interview by nigeriafootball.net on NFFTV ahead of the game.
“The team is fully ready for the game against Chile and has started preparation after the game with New Zealand. Even though we defeated New Zealand, it doesn’t mean that all is well. There are lots of missed chances that needed to be converted.
“We are working on creating lots of chances and converting them. This is a developmental stage for the girls. They will create chances and miss some but the important thing for them is to convert many of the chances and win their games.”
Opeyemi Ajakaye, who won the Player of the match award in the game against New Zealand says the Flamingos are fired up and set to conquer Chile today.
She said: “We are going to bring out our best against Chile and conquer. We are going to score two or three goals.”
Flamingos will look to guarantee their quarterfinal spot in their final Group B tie against the South Americans at the Kalinga Stadium by 12 pm.
