New Zealand captain Alyssha Eglinton has declared the team’s readiness to face Nigeria’s Flamingos.
The Young Football Ferns will open their campaign at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup against the West Africans on Wednesday.
The encounter will hold at the Estadio Cibao Santiago de los Caballeros CFC Stadium.
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New Zealand won the Oceania title last month and are in buoyant mood heading into the game against Bankole Olowookere’s girls.
Eglinton stated that they are battle ready for the West Africans.
“I think as a team, we’ve really come together over the past 10 days that we’ve been here, and over the past year. So I think together we’re super ready and quite confident in ourselves and our ability,” Eglinton told FIFA.com.
The encounter will kick-off at 9pm Nigeria time.
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