By Ed Malik, A | ed@ddnewsonline.com | posted Ocotober 16, 2024
The Nigeria U-17 girls’ football team, the Flamingos, are set to take on New Zealand in their first match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, being held in the Dominican Republic. This game is scheduled for Wednesday at 4 PM local time (9 PM Nigerian time) at the CFC Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros.
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While the host country, the Dominican Republic, will play against Ecuador in the other Group A fixture later in the night, the Flamingos aim to start strong and build on their third-place finish in the last tournament in India.
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has expressed confidence in his team’s ability to perform well and advance further in the competition, aiming to surpass their previous achievement. With a talented squad, the Flamingos will be seeking all three points to set a positive tone for their World Cup campaign.
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“I have confidence in the girls to deliver the goods at this competition. We have come well-prepared to do even better than we did in India. The Nigeria Football Federation have done everything to prepare the team well, with a two-week final camping here in Dominican Republic.
“We do not under-rate any of our opponents. However, we will take it one match at a time and produce our best in each game in order to go all the way.”
The Flamingos have previously missed taking part in only one edition of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals – the 2018 finals in Uruguay.
In the qualifying campaign for this year’s finals, the Nigerian girls notched 25 goals in six matches, with 13 of them scored by clinical forward Harmony Chidi.
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After the encounter with New Zealand on Wednesday night, the Flamingos will confront their counterparts from Ecuador, also at the CFC Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, before their final group phase game against the host nation at the Felix Sanchez Stadium in Santo Domingo. The clash with Ecuador is on Saturday, 19th October while the battle with the host nation is on Tuesday, 22nd October.