Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere is confident the team will make Nigeria proud at the 2024 FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic by securing more impressive results, PUNCH Sports reports.
The Flamingos have been in blistering form in the South American nation, winning their first two games, scoring eight goals, and conceding just one.
Olowokoore’s side began the tournament with an emphatic 4-1 win over New Zealand in the Group A opener at Cibao Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros and followed that up with another impressive 4-0 victory over Ecuador on Saturday.
The emphatic victories mean Nigeria, who sit top of the pile, have qualified for the quarterfinal phase of the competition with a game to spare.
Nigeria came into the tournament with high expectations after finishing third at the 2022 edition in India, and Olowookere remains confident the team would make Nigerians proud.
“I will not change our messages to Nigerians but to thank and appreciate them for their support. They should keep supporting us, and having kept these vigils, it will not go in vain. Anytime they are watching us, we will give them joy, and we are going to make them proud. This is a promise that we made to them before we left Nigeria, and we are fulfilling the promise to them for them to be proud of us,” he said.
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