NFF General Secretary Praises Flamingos

NFF General Secretary Praises Flamingos

Sampson Adedeji

Despite their ouster in the quarter-final, the General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, has praised the players of the Flamingos, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Despite winning all their group-stage games, the Nigerian side lost 2-0 to the United States in the round of 8.

The team returned to the country on Tuesday, and Sanusi, via the NFF news outlet, encouraged the players.

"The Nigeria Football Federation is proud of the Flamingos and the efforts they put into the competition.

"Two years ago, they defeated the USA on penalties at the same stage, on their way to collecting the bronze medals. That is football for you,” Sanusi told thenff.com.

“If you watched their games, you will agree that the girls put up a great fight in every match. They swept through their group phase, collecting the maximum nine points and scoring nine goals while conceding only one".

 "They created several chances against the USA but were quite unlucky. This is a good team and the players must be encouraged going forward".

"I believe a good number of them have the skill, temperament and discipline to progress to the U20 squad.”