Gusau Charges Flamingos To Make Knock-out Stages

Gusau Charges Flamingos To Make Knock-out Stages

Ibraheem Lateef Ayodele

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Ibrahim Gusau has challenged the U17 Girls, Flamingos to put their defeat to Germany behind them and go all out for three points when they take the pitch against their New Zealand counterparts on Friday afternoon at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India. 

Gusau; "I spoke to the girls after the match against Germany to cheer them up, and I have spoken to them and their officials today (Thursday) for them to appreciate the enormity of the task before them, because the NFF and indeed, all Nigerians, want them to proceed to the knock-out stages.

"They must work hard at converting their opportunities. They must play to their strengths and do the best they can to emasculate the opposition. 

"A good win against New Zealand will be a great confidence booster for the team going into the crunch encounter with Chile on Monday.”

The encounter between Nigeria and New Zealand will kick off at 4.30 pm India time (12.30 pm Nigeria time).