Germany defeat: Hope not lost, insists Flamingos coach

The top coach of Nigeria U-17 ladies’s nationwide workforce, Bankole Olowookere, has assured Nigerians that the Flamingos will bounce again towards New Zealand, after Tuesday’s opening 2-1 defeat to Germany on the U-17 Ladies’s World Cup in India.

The Flamingos conflict with New Zealand in a must-win battle on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday to ensure their probabilities of advancing from Group B.

Olowookere stated the women had learnt their classes from the defeat and have been able to tackle the New Zealanders.

“We misplaced focus (towards Germany), we have been compelled to play their sample, though the Germans have been forcing themselves on us. If we had maintained our type of play, we’d have received,” Olowookere insisted.

The coach is, nonetheless, assured about Nigeria’s probabilities of qualifying for the subsequent spherical.

Olowookere added, “Sure we are going to qualify, we deliberate to win the German sport, however in soccer you win, draw and also you lose.

“Sadly, we misplaced our first sport, we’re going to work arduous and block the loopholes, so, we will forge forward. We have to win our subsequent match to maintain ourselves afloat within the event

“I’ll play my position with different technical crew members to encourage the women and make them imagine that hope is just not misplaced. We nonetheless have two extra video games to play and we simply have to offer it our all to be sure that Nigeria flies its flag excessive on this event.”

Chile defeated New Zealand 3-1 to high Group B with three factors, with +2 objectives benefit, Germany are second with three factors (+1 aim benefit), whereas Nigeria are third on the log, with New Zealand on the backside.