Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, will face a free-scoring USA side in the quarter-finals of the ongoing India 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup on Friday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Playing against opponents who are good at scoring goals, the Flamingos will need to ensure that they make good use of their chances if they want to stand a chance of making it through to the semi-final for the first time ever.The Flamingos must control the game, especially the midfield, if they hope to advance.
Against Chile, they had 57 per cent of the ball possession, while the North Americans had 43, but they will need to do better against the Americans today.The Nigerian team has an average age of 15.7, one of the youngest at the tournament, with midfielder Mary Aderemi the youngest . With the girls ages, the tendency to lose focus at any point during a match will be quite high.
Today, they must ensure they stay focused for the entirety of the game because a minor slip could see them exit the tournament.The Flamingos always look more dangerous on the attack whenever the versatile Opeyemi Ajakaye is with the ball and this is something Olowookere and his technical crew must take advantage of.
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