New NFF president, Ibrahim Musa Gusau is confident that Nigeria’s U17 Girls, Flamingos will reach the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India on Monday, reports Nigeriasoccernet.com.
The Flamingos are up against South American side, Chile inside the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar as from noon Nigeria time on Monday (4pm in India).
Both teams have three points each but Africa’s best team boasts superior goals tally and will qualify if the game ends in a stalemate.
“Even though we need a draw to qualify, I have told the technical crew and the players to work hard for a win in order to sustain their winning mentality,” Gusau said.
“That element is crucial for a team at this point in the tournament. Winning mentality ensures that you want to go for it no matter the situation or condition,” he added.
“They did well to get the goals against New Zealand but we need these three points as well so that the message can go out to our quarter-finals opponents that we mean serious business,” concluded the NFF president.
The 4-0 win over New Zealand took the Flamingos to three points and plus three goals advantage, while their 6-0 thumping by group leaders Germany meant the Chileans remained on three points and with minus four goals.
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