The Nigeria Team Group during the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup match between Nigeria and North Korea at the Hasley Crawford Stadium on September 5, 2010 in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths – FIFA/FIFA )
NFF Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme has challenged Nigeria’s U17 girls to go all out to win the 5th FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals holding in Jordan, 30th September – 21st October this year.
“It’s no big deal to qualify for the World Cup because the Nigeria U17 girls always make it to the global stage. But it will be a big deal if you go to the World Cup and make a statement, by winning the World Cup. I believe that if you are focused, you can do it. There should be no excuses for failure.
As a champion team, you should never allow certain circumstances you might be facing in camp now deter you from achieving your goal.
“You have the responsibility to continue to work hard, be disciplined and you will definitely accomplish what no other women’s team has ever done in Nigeria and in the whole of Africa – winning the World Cup”. The Flamingoes will depart the country for Jordan on Monday, 26th September and take on Brazil in their first match on 1st October before further battles with England and Korea Democratic People’s Republic in the group phase.
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