“90% of them are local”: Following a significant victory over Venezuela, Falconets coach Danjuma praises native Nigerian talent.
After Nigeria’s U20 women’s team defeated Venezuela 4-0 in the group stages of the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Christopher Danjuma, the team’s head coach, voiced his love for his youthful team, according to Soccernet.ng. The Falconets’ outstanding performance in Colombia continued with their victory, which was Nigeria’s second triumph at the tournament and guaranteed them a spot in the Round of 16. Ninety percent of the players on Danjuma’s mostly homegrown club are from Nigeria’s local league, and he applauded their performance.
Danjuma told FIFA, “It’s a fantastic feeling, and we want to play good football in addition to winning.” “This is an opportunity to see our many talents, which we want the world to see, as 90% of them are from the local league and are not professionals traveling from anywhere in Europe.” After scoring Nigeria’s third goal, Flourish Sabastine—one of the team’s star players—was voted Player of the Match.
After Nigeria’s U20 women’s team defeated Venezuela 4-0 in the group stages of the 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Christopher Danjuma, the team’s head coach, voiced his love for his youthful team, according to Soccernet.ng. The Falconets’ outstanding performance in Colombia continued with their victory, which was Nigeria’s second triumph at the tournament and guaranteed them a spot in the Round of 16. Ninety percent of the players on Danjuma’s mostly homegrown club are from Nigeria’s local league, and he applauded their performance.
We have a lot of talent that we would like to showcase to the world, and now is the chance to do so as 90% of them are amateur players from the area and are not traveling from anywhere in Europe. After scoring Nigeria’s third goal, Flourish Sabastine—one of the team’s star players—was voted Player of the Match. The youthful winger had already scored the game-winning goal in the Falconets’ 1-0 triumph over South Korea, making it his second goal of the competition. Sabastine is the second Nigerian player to get this particular honor, having been previously recognized in the match against Korea by Philomina Addo Yina.
Chiamaka Okwuchukwu is another developing star; in the match against Venezuela, he contributed to Amina Bello’s opening goal with an assist and sealed the victory with a well-executed header. Recall that Okuchukwu scored Nigeria’s consolation goal in their 3-1 defeat to Germany. In stoppage time, Joy Igbokwe scored a breathtaking 40-yard goal to secure the victory over Venezuela. Nigeria’s impressive performance places them second in their group, securing a matchup with either Japan or Austria in the knockout stages. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s elimination means they will still be vying for their first U20 Women’s World Cup victory. Nigeria has advanced to the tournament’s knockout stages eleven times. The last edit to this post was made on September 8, 2024 at 10:09 am.
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