Gusau Hails Bayelsa Queens, Challenges Team To Go For Trophy

President of the Nigeria Soccer Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has praised gamers and officers of Bayelsa Queens FC for his or her spectacular 2-0 victory over TP Mazembe girls of their CAF Girls Champions League group section match in Marrakech on Thursday, and has charged the Nigerian representatives to maintain perception of their potential to win the trophy.

Talking via the chief of delegation, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, the NFF instructed the Nigeria Girls Soccer League champions to maintain their eyes on the ball and take it one match at a time as they search first to qualify for the knockout section.

“I’m impressed with the way in which you picked up morale and fought again out of your defeat to the defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to beat TP Mazembe. You could have proven the true Nigerian spirit and the NFF and all Nigerians are joyful about this.

“The NFF, the Bayelsa State Authorities and all soccer –loving Nigerians will proceed to help and pray for you as you progress within the event. Solely on Sunday, we celebrated the historic bronze medal-winning feat of the Flamingos on the FIFA U17 Girls’s World Cup in India. I’ve the assumption that Nigerians will quickly rejoice one other historic second in girls’s soccer via Bayelsa Queens,” Gusau instructed the gamers and officers via Alhaji Babagana Kalli, who’s a rating NFF Board Member and FIFA and CAF Match Commissioner.

Gusau additionally assured the crew that if it makes it to the ultimate of the competitors, he might be in Morocco to cheer the crew alongside the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.

After a slender 1-2 defeat to the Cup holders of their opening match, the Queens surged to a 2-0 lead after 24 minutes towards the Congolese crew within the Moroccan metropolis of Marrakech on Thursday, and that was the way it ended.

Mamelodi Sundowns’ 5-0 whiplash of Wadi Degla of Egypt on Thursday, within the different match of the group, signifies that the Cup holders have six most factors from their two matches, whereas Bayelsa Queens are second with three factors, forward of TP Mazembe who even have three factors however with one aim drawback.

The Nigerian champions will tackle group whipping ladies Wadi Degla on Sunday night, and can attain the knockout stage with a minimal win. TP Mazembe will strive their luck towards Cup holders and group leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.

Already, Moroccan champions ASFAR, full with Atlas Queens’ star participant Fatima Tagnaout, have certified for the semi finals after two wins, defeating Simba Queens of Tanzania and Inexperienced Buffaloes of Zambia. Decide Ladies of Liberia, the opposite crew within the group, have misplaced each video games towards Simba Queens and Inexperienced Buffaloes, and are already eradicated.

The event in Morocco is just the second version of the CAF Girls Champions League, with the primary in Egypt final yr, the place Rivers Angels represented Nigeria.

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