Head coach of Nigeria U17 Women's National Team, Flamingos has given an honest assessment of his team as preparations intensify for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes.
On Saturday, Flamingos thrashed Soccer Talent Academy 9-1 in Abuja and speaking after the match, coach Bankole Olowookere pointed out the areas the technical crew must work on before jetting out of the country.
"Despite scoring a lot of goals today, we missed a lot of chances too and we can not afford to do that in a competitive match. We must utilize our chances to score goals against Burkina Faso so that the return leg at home will be a walk in the park for us".
"I have noticed one or two things that must be corrected before our next friendly match and the girls must understand the difference between training session and match situation".
The Flamingos’ delegation will depart from Abuja on Wednesday, 8 May to Bamako where they will face the Burkinabe U17 women’s team on Saturday, 11 May.
Nigeria have appeared at every edition of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals bar one - the 2018 finals staged in Uruguay.
By Olaleye Oluwadamilola