September 28, (THEWILL) – In preparation for India’s 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which is slated to take place from October 11 to 30, Nigeria’s Flamingos are now in Kocaeli, Turkey, for a training camp.
The Flamingos, who were absent from the 2018 competition, are back in the international competition for young girls, and they have been placed in Group B for the group stage together with Germany, New Zealand, and Chile.
Team coach, Bankole Olowookere, expressed his excitement on the benefits of camping in Turkey and his team’s chances in India two weeks before the start of the event. He said: “We’ve done a lot to cover some gaps that were spotted during the African qualifiers.
“We’ve also been able to work up to the international standard, going to the World Cup, which is different from playing in the qualifiers, we just try to raise our game. We’ve also kept our fitness and fixed everything needed for the girls to be in shape for the World Cup. Going to Turkey, it’s good for the girls to gain exposure because it’s normal, seeing that most are from Secondary School and it’s deemed fit by the Federation that they get this exposure outside Nigeria.
“Camping in Turkey isn’t just going to be a jamboree, we will have to acclimatise and probably have some friendly matches to tune up the team, just to ensure it is nothing short of international standard.”
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