Super Falcons captain, Onome Ebi, has said that the team will be targeting a semi-final spot at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals will hold in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.
The ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals will hold in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.
Ebi, while speaking with NAN following the World Cup trophy in Abuja on Sunday, said the team’s goal is to improve and also better their record at their last outing.
“We are going there to give our best and our target is to at least get to the last four having made it to the round of 16 in our last outing at France in 2019.
“However, there are no guarantees, we are just going there to play our game. We are working towards it and have been playing several high-profile friendly games.
“Even though the results are not what Nigerians want, I believe our losses will help us get better as we work on our mistakes ahead of the World Cup.
“The World Cup finals are the big target and that’s what we are working for,” she said.
On grassroots development of women’s football in the country, she said there was a need to give serious attention to secondary school football.
Ebi added that it was also necessary to enhance, harmonize and coordinate academies in the country.
“It is pertinent that we need to decentralize the culture of having the base and pinnacle of football just when the players get to the national teams.
“We must begin to look for those players who are in our schools
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