President of
Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has once again assured
the Super Falcons of high –level
preparations ahead of the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in
Canada next year summer.
The NFF supremo
spoke on Saturday night, hours after the African champions were drawn in the
same group with United States of America, Australia and Sweden at the finals
taking place 6th June – 5th July, 2015 across six
Canadian cities.
“It is a tough
group. You can see that even the Americans are calling it the most difficult
group in the competition.
“However, our
pledge to give the Super Falcons the
best high –performance preparation possible is intact. They will go to a very
good environment for their final camping programme and be engaged in quality
friendly matches before the finals,” Pinnick reassured.
Nigeria’s senior
women’s team won a seventh African title in Namibia in October and will be
expected to fly Africa’s flag high in North America.
“It is important
that we exceed our previous best performance of a quarter –final berth. Having
dominated Africa ceaselessly, it is time that we begin to dominate the world.
“We certainly have
the players who can stand up to the best in the universe, as shown by the U-20
girls in the same Canadian nation in August this year. What the team needs now
are matches against some of the best teams in the world and exposure to the
best tactical and training programmes available.”
Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Edwin Okon, Team Administrator Ruth David
and Team Media Officer Gracious Akujobi were at the ceremony held in Ottawa,
Canada’s capital city.
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