Coach Chris Musa Danjuma is expectedly sanguine following his Nigeria U20 girls’ progress to the final of the women’s football event of the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
The experienced tactician watched with delight as substitutes Judith Adaobi Okah and Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, off the bench, provided the goals that sent Uganda’s U20 packing and sent the defending champions to the final against hosts Ghana on Thursday night.
“We should have put away some of the chances we created in the first half, but we are happy to get two second-half goals and reach the final. It is an opportunity to retain our gold medal from the last edition in Morocco and we will do everything to win and make Nigerians happy.
“In as much as we are not thinking about revenge, we know that we have unfinished business with Ghana. Our primary objective is to retain our gold medal in the African Games and by doing that, we would have sorted out the unfinished business.
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The ‘unfinished business’ that Danjuma referred to was the WAFU B U20 Championship hosted by Ghana last year, in which the host nation edged out the Falconets in the final in Kumasi to win the regional title.
Danjuma’s girls have been imperial in Cape Coast, scoring eight goals in three matches without conceding any, and looking quite settled in several departments as they countenance this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals in Colombia, for which they have already qualified.
The veteran gaffer made use of three different goalkeepers in the home-and-away World Cup qualifying duels against Tanzania and Burundi but appears to have finally settled for World Cup bronze medallist Faith Omilana, who has kept a goal in all matches in Cape Coast.
Shukurat Oladipo, Jumoke Alani and captain Oluchi Ohaegbulem are keeping things very tight at the back, while the experienced Yina Adoo and Chioma Olise have been boosted by Loveth Edeh and Bunmi Oladeji in the middle. In the attack, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Chinyere Kalu now have to contend with Olushola Shobowale and Adaobi Okah.
Thursday’s final will commence at 8 pm Ghana time (9 pm Nigeria time).
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This is the worst African games coverage in years
Yes bro, Ghana is just trash., No TV coverage for the games.
The trash Ghana just beat your useless country. Next time open that your yeye mouth talk nonsense about Ghana. There may be challenges with certain aspects of the competition but same can happen to every country taking up the hosting of a multi sport competition like the African games. If your useless country is task to host,I bet you will struggle. So next time think before you open your smelly mouth to call another country trash for putting up an effort to host a competition a lot of countries wouldn’t want to host or can’t simply host. Kwasiakwa!
Danjuma is just too useless. He knows nothing about coaching at the highest level. Useless!
You are very right. These coaches are so technically deficient. So sad.
If Finidi likes he should just go and lose to Ghana tomorrow. Useless people.
Finidi cannot afford to lose oh. Ghana already have won 25 of the duels, Eagles only won 12 with 19 draws. After watching falconets in huge rudderless and spineless state yesterday, I think no coach should have a birthright to coach any national team. Let there be coaches turnovers. It will be refreshing to see. No, falcons should continue to poach foreign born. The pool from home appears scanty or could it be the deficiency of the coaching crew?
Thank God competition now exists yearly for the under 17 national teams as per FIFA modifications. These falconets no be am
The defenders were just in fives and sixes and the goalkeeper Omilana was trying to waste time as early as the 50th minute. Bad game management. They had the chance to make it 2 – 0 but thought they could get away with 1 – 0. Only the midfield was quality.
Danjuma is fast becoming the ladan bosso of women’s football in Nigeria.
And is that the same anderline mgbechi Eguavoen was trying to foist on waldrum ahead of the 2023 women’s world cup….?! If she is, then I seriously comment Randy for putting his feet down….the man just earned an extra ounce of respect from me.