Falconets head coach Moses Aduku has expressed confidence that Nigeria’s U-20 ladies’s workforce will seal qualification once they host Rwanda within the second leg of their FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
Nigeria holds a slim 1-0 benefit from the primary leg in Kigali, the place the Falconets battled arduous to safe victory. Aduku admitted the workforce had hoped to win by a much bigger margin away from house, however he believes the return leg in Ibadan offers the right alternative to finish the duty.
“We wished extra targets in Rwanda, however the necessary factor was to win. Now, again at house, we are going to play with extra freedom and confidence. I’ve full belief in my gamers to complete the job,” Aduku stated.
The coach revealed that every one gamers in camp are absolutely match, a lift to the workforce’s probabilities of dominating the encounter. Coaching periods in Ibadan have targeted on fine-tuning attacking play and bettering conversion of probabilities, areas Aduku believes will probably be decisive.
He burdened that the Falconets is not going to underestimate Rwanda, regardless of their first-leg lead. “In soccer, nothing is over till the ultimate whistle. We should respect our opponents and method the sport with the identical seriousness as if it have been 0-0,” he cautioned.
The Falconets have been a dominant pressure in African ladies’s youth soccer, qualifying for each U-20 World Cup since 2002. Aduku hopes this crop of gamers can proceed that proud custom. “This workforce is filled with expertise and dedication. They know what’s at stake, and I’m assured they are going to ship for Nigeria,” he stated.
Followers in Ibadan are anticipated to show up in giant numbers on the Lekan Salami Stadium, creating an environment to encourage the workforce. For Aduku, the mission is evident: “We need to make the nation proud by qualifying, and we’re prepared.
