AWCON: Omagbemi commends ‘terrific’ Falcons!
Nigeria women’s coach, Florence Omagbemi has commended her players following their 1-0 victory over South Africa in the ongoing African Women Championship in Cameroun.
Desire Oparanozie’s lone goal sent the defending champions to the final of the championship, and the Super Falcons boss, Florence Omagbemi admits her players were swallowed up by the occasion.
“First of all, I want to give credit to the players again. Our approach in the first half was different from the second,” said Omagbemi in a post-match conference.
“We had a game plan but some of the players were carried away by the emotions of the occasion.
“There was some nervousness noticed even among some of the key players of my team.
“In the second half, we asked them to try to relax. They all wanted to play in the final but to do that, they had to be relaxed.
“In such games, if you try to do too much, you will make mistakes. We are an attacking team and did not try to play defensively after we scored.
“The game against South Africa was not was one of our best games but I give credit to the players for winning despite not playing very well,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation has again handed out big kudos to the Federal Government and its sponsors, this time for the progress of the Super Falcons to the final of the 10th Women Africa Cup of Nations ongoing in Cameroun.
On Wednesday, NFF President Amaju Pinnick put the progress of the girls towards their eighth continental title down to the support that the Federation continues to receive from the Federal Government and its sponsors, and particularly the visit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to the team’s training session in Abuja earlier in the month.
Pinnick, who will attend Saturday’s potentially explosive final at the Ahmadu Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, also showered encomiums on Sports and Youth Development Minister, Barr. Solomon Dalung.
Nigeria will now face hosts, Cameroun in Saturday’s final at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé.
