Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Olympics Qualifier: Falcons Ready For Mali, Says Coach Okon

*Oparanozie, Umotong arrive
 *Camp bubbles 
Coach Edwin has expressed confifence the female national team would defeat Mali in Abuja in the second leg African qualifier ahead of next years Olympics in Rio in Brazil. He spoke shorly after the last set of players joined the camp which allowed full training
"Our camp is bubbling with sweetness. You can see that preparations are high; we are not sleeping and we cannot sleep. We just have to work to make sure that we beat Mali well here so that when we get to their turf we won't have to do too much work there. We are mentally, tactically and physically ready” said Okon.
The duo of Desire Oparanozie and Iniabasi Umotong  arrived the camp of Super Falcons camp on Monday  and were happy to reunite with their teammates.
An excited Oparanozie, said she was always happy and proud to play for her country.
“It’s always a great feeling to be part of the team anytime. It’s always exciting and there is this relief whenever I join my teammates in camp and I am always happy playing for my country.”
“I’m not going to say the number of goals we’ll score against Mali but one thing is sure and that is victory. We are definitely going to win" Oparanozie stated.
Similarly, Umotong expressed happiness in coming back to join the team and predicted victory against Mali. "It's nice to be back. I was looking forward to it all through back home in England and I am really excited to be back"
"I’m optimistic we will win because I have seen Mali and know how they play. I believe we are a stronger team so it's a win for Super Falcons” Umotong concluded.


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