FIFA U17 Women's World Cup: Flamingoes Captain Declares Readiness For Germany

FIFA U17 Women's World Cup: Flamingoes Captain Declares Readiness For Germany

The captain of Nigeria's Flamingoes, Alvine Dah Zossu has insisted that they are ready to fight on the field when they Germany in the opening group game, BSNSports.com.ng report.

During a press conference, the skipper said they respected the Germans but they are ready to give their all when the two teams clash in Goa on Tuesday.

"Germany is a good side. We don't have issues with exposure because we played in the qualifiers, so we are exposed. We respect Germany off-field but on the field, we are the same, so we will give a good fight", she said.

The Nigeria side qualified unbeaten scoring 15 goals in the process.

Germany, Nigeria, Chile and New Zealand are in Group B. On paper, it looks like a tough group for all teams and very hard to predict. New Zealand finished third during the previous edition but repeating that performance will be difficult.

Three venues in three cities have been finalised for the tournament. Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, JLN Stadium in Margao and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will be hosting the matches for the 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup.

Nigeria is facing Germany in the group B opener at 8pm.