“We’re trying to just put little details into practice.’ Plumptre
Nigeria international, Ashleigh Plumptre is optimistic that Super Falcons will be tournament ready as preparation toward the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia continues, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The Nigeria women team have been camping in Antalya, Turkey, where they defeated Haiti 2-1 and will on Tuesday play the World Cup co-hosts, New Zealand.
The nine-time African champions at the 32 nation competition will face co-hosts Australia, Olympic champions Canada and the Republic of Ireland in a competitive Group B.
Plumptre while speaking on the NFF TV believes the Falcons should ready to perform when they are done putting “little details into practice.”
“Obviously we’ve got our eyes set on the summer but right now we’re trying to just put little details into practice and make sure that come the summer the team is ready to perform,” Plumptre told NFF TV.
“Yeah we know we’re obviously against really good competition, we definitely can’t look past that.
“Pressure is on the likes of Canada and Australia and I know we have some amazing talent in this team, so we’re definitely going to put in some good performances and I think we can cause some couple of upsets.”
Dare Ogun
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