Flamingos head coach Bankole Olowookere has revealed the team’s ambition ahead of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The Flamingos will be aiming for the title this time around after finishing third at the last edition of the competition in India.
Olowookere declared that they want to win the ultimate prize this time around.
“Our slogan is that we refuse to go back home empty-handed. We must get something back home, whatever it costs. Just believe in us; we are going to make you happy, and we are going to bring something back home,” he stated on a short video posted on the Super Falcons X account.
“We are planning and working hard to get the gold for Nigeria. I am so excited today and confident in the Lord. We have worked hard, and we believe in God, and we are going to come home with the trophy by the grace of God.”
The Flamingos played out a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Mexico last week.
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Olowookere claimed the game has put his team in proper shape for the World Cup.
“The match against Mexico was an eye opener, and it put us in touch with what we are expecting at the World Cup proper,” he added.
“They are similar to our African kind of football, a bit robust. The match got us half-ready for the World Cup. The inferiority complex has been taken away; a bit of fear has been taken away. What we are waiting for is how it will happen at the World Cup.
“I have told them a story based on my last experience at the World Cup. The only thing we are waiting for is for the World Cup to start.”
The Flamingos will open their campaign against New Zealand at Estadio Cibao Santiago de los Caballeros on Wednesday.
The West Africans will take on Ecuador in their second group game at the same venue three days later.
Their final group game is against hosts Dominican Republic at the Estadio Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo on Tuesday, October 22.
By Adeboye Amosu
