Jennifer Echegini says the Super Falcons will prove their class at the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The Super Falcons will face Spain, Japan and Brazil in a tough group.
Spain are the current world champions, while Japan have lifted the world title once in the past.
Brazil is one of super powers in world football.
Despite the quality of opposition in their group, Echegini is upbeat they can go all the way in the women’s football event.
“I feel like as a Nigeria or any other African team, they underestimate our football ability and they kind of just base us off strength and speed,” Echegini, who recently joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain told beats and rhymes FC
” It’s always ‘oh they are strong and powerful’, but we can also play.”
“I feel like a lot of times, teams don’t expect that, and they’ll be surprised when we start playing around them. I prefer if they don’t expect it because it makes things easier for us, but whenever I hear people talking about Nigeria, it’s always ‘strong’ or ‘fast’, and I’m like, “we’re not just that, you know?”
“A lot of us grew up playing the exact same way as those England girls or the Dutch girls, so it’s kind of funny when people say we’re just speed and strength. We went through the same process growing up,.we just chose to represent the Nigerian team.”
By Adeboye Amosu
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Shhh! Don’t talk too much or you will come across as scared. Just go to the field and shock your opponents. All the best.