Super Falcons playmaker Jennifer Echegini remains upbeat that Nigeria has what it takes to beat any opposition at the 2024 Olympics; npflupdates.com reports.
Nigeria on their way to glory will come up against Japan, Brazil and Spain; with the nine-time African champions kicking off their campaign against Brazil.
Echegini who recently joined French giants Paris At Germain Women from Juventus reveals that most big teams on most occasions do not rate Nigeria high in terms of football.
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According to the Super Falcons offensive player, it’s just funny when people characterise players of Nigerian extraction with just speed and strength.
What Echegini said about Super Falcons and Nigeria football
“I feel like as a Nigeria or any other African team, they underestimate our football ability and they kind of just base us off strength and speed. It’s always ‘oh they are strong and powerful’, but we can also play,” Echegini told beats and rhymes fc and was quoted by Soccernet Nigeria.
“I feel like a lot of times, teams don’t expect that, and they’ll be surprised when we start playing around them. I prefer if they don expect it because it makes things easier for us, but whenever I hear people talking about Nigeria, it’s always ‘strong’ or ‘fast’, and I’m like, “we’re not just that, you know?”
She added; “A lot of us grew up playing the exact same way as those England girls or the Dutch girls, so it’s kind of funny when people say we’re just speed and strength. We went through the same process growing up.”
In another story, Flying Eagles coach Isah Ladan Bosso Debunks speculations he’s the current Dream Team (Nigeria U-23 men’s) manager.
Speculations spread earlier this week, that the Flying Eagles gaffer will replace Salisu Yusuf in the Dream Team.
According to the football professional, he’s not heard any such discussion with the Nigeria Football Federation NFF.
“I am in Yenagoa to finalize my appointment as the Head Coach of Bayelsa United.”
“It’s a good one because a National Team coach should be active and that will allow me to see other good players one can invite to the national team in the league.”
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He continued; “As for the U23 appointment, no one, not even the NFF has spoken with me about that. “My contract with the NFF as Flying Eagles coach ended at the end of the FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina.”
