U20 World Cup Qualifier: Our Goal Is To Be In Costa Rica - Falconets Coach

U20 World Cup Qualifier: Our Goal Is To Be In Costa Rica - Falconets Coach Sampson Adedeji Head coach of Nigeria's women U20 team, the Falconets, Christopher Danjuma has stated that the goal of the team is to secure its place in the 2022 Women World cup in Costa Rica, BSNsports.com.ng can report After playing out a goalless draw in the first leg of the qualifier against Junior Lioness of Cameroon, the Nigeria side is hoping to secure an outright win in the second leg. "We are preparing adequately and everyone expected is on the ground and doing great. “We are in an excellent mood with everybody on fire because this is the chance to inch close to grabbing the U20 Women’s World Cup ticket and the mentality is to settle for nothing short of victory." “The match is extremely important to us because Nigeria has always been present at every World Cup edition since its inception. This is a trend that we hope must continue. “Some of these young ladies were not privileged to play at the cancelled 2020 edition due to coronavirus outbreak but now this is a lifetime opportunity at the stage to achieve their dreams.” "We know a great deal about the Cameroonian team which helped us in drawing out a plan as to what we should be expecting and how to go about it,” the tactician, who also doubles as Nasarawa Amazons head coach continued. “One lesson we learned from the first leg match was that a game has to be won during regular time by making sure all the opportunities that come our way is taken and conceding no goal and to always be in front scoring goals throughout the game. “This is the qualifiers and the target is to be in Costa Rica for the main tournament come August this year. The goal now is that we are consumed by the desire that everything we feel and have about this tie is beating Cameroon and going to the final round," he told CAF media. The second leg match is schedule for Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Saturday