stated categorically that the “group of death” his side are drawn in will bring out the best in the team.
Falcons are drawn against former world champions, USA and top female football nation, Sweden and Australia in group D with Winnipeg as host city. An upbeat Okon said he was not afraid of the big names in the group.
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“We are not afraid of any team as every group is tough, having USA in our group does not put fear in us, instead it will gives us the extra determination to train and prepare better.
“As African champions, they too are afraid of us. We have set a target for ourselves which is going farther than we have ever done in the World Cup. This is achievable but we cannot afford to fear any team” said Okon.
Okon said further that his team did not need to know everything about their opponents but will focus on preparing well for the tournament.
“We don’t need to know about our opponents; all we need to do is to prepare very well and then come out to play. We are not nervous about any team, every team is good, we just have to prepare very well”
“We are hoping to top our group, which is our primary target. With God on our side and good preparation, we hope to top the group and go all the way”
This is the first time ever that the World Cup will be played by 24 countries .The event runs from June 6-July 5 2015. Falcons start their World Cup campaign against Sweden on June 8.
Meanwhile, the team delegation has undergone workshops and seminars before leaving for Winnipeg for venue inspection. The delegation returns back to Nigeria this week.
Source: vanguard
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