NWFL: “I’m not under pressure at Ratels”– Olowookere

After guiding Nigeria’s U-17 ladies’s staff to a third-place end on the 2022 U-17 Girls’s World Cup in India, coach Bankole Olowookere says he’s not below strain as he started the 2022/23 Nigeria Girls’s Soccer League season with Naija Ratels on a profitable notice.

The Flamingos shocked event’s favourites US to achieve the semi-finals of the cadet competitors for the primary time, earlier than shedding to Colombia to guide a spot with Germany within the third-place match.

On returning residence from India, Olowookere resumed work with Abuja-based Ratels, and his younger aspect started the season with a snug 3-1 win over newly-promoted Heartland Queens on Wednesday.

Talking with The PUNCH on Thursday, Olowookere stated he was conscious of the expectations from Nigeria, following his feat in India however insisted he was not feeling any strain.

“It was factor beginning on a profitable notice after the lengthy break, together with the World Cup as a result of I do know individuals are actually anticipating a lot from me because of the efficiency of my staff in India. They wish to see what I can supply, however I’m glad we began with a win, although Heartland gamers proved very cussed and made us work tougher as a result of they scored first and I needed to map out a method to get the consequence.

“There is no such thing as a approach I must be feeling the strain, it’s the work I did that made the membership supply me the job and the expertise I’ve no person can take it away from me.

I’ve a precept and that’s to work exhausting and I imagine after that the efforts will probably be topped by God. I’m not a lazy coach and I’ll proceed to work exhausting and be taught new issues to get higher on the job. ”