In the bid to grab one of three tickets to the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup holding in India, in October 2022, Nigeria’s U17 girls are pumped up to do the hard work away from home by scoring as many goals as possible against hosts Ethiopia when both teams clash in the final qualifying round, first leg encounter in Addis Ababa today.
Having won their two away games in the series, and have a hundred percent win record scoring a total of fourteen goals and conceding none, the Flamingos are determined to achieve another handsome win that will all but hand them the ticket to the finals in India in October this year.
The Nigeria delegation arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday night – which was at the behest of the technical crew as Ethiopia is high altitude territory.
Head-coach of the Flamingos, Bankole Olowookere said his girls will go all out to win away from home while the return match in nigeria will be a mere formality.
“We are confident. It is going to be a tough game no doubt because the Ethiopians are also a good team. That’s why we have worked hard in the past weeks to perfect observed weak points. The girls know what is at stake and they will throw everything into the fray.”
The aggregate winner over the two legs will progress to the 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup slated for India along with two others as Africa’s flag bearers.
The return leg will be played on the 5th of June 2022 in Nigeria.
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