Coaches urge Falconets to improve on goal scoring against Venezuela

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Coaches urge Falconets to improve on goal scoring against Venezuela




A cross section of Abuja-based football coaches have urged the Falconets to be more clinical in front of goal to get past Venezuela in their last group match of the FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup in Colombia.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigerias Women under 20 national football team, the Falconets failed to convert their goal scoring chances in their 3-1 loss to Germany on Thursday in Colombia.

The team will play Venezuela on Saturday in their last group game, to try and secure qualification for the knock-out stage.

The football coaches told NAN in separate interviews on Friday that the inability of the team to convert their chances and the defensive formation contributed to their loss to their more experienced European counterparts.

Phillip Attah, a football coach said that Falconets gaffer Christopher Danjuma has tried to bring out the potentials of his talented girls, but its just not just clicking yet.

In spite of employing a counter-attacking strategy against Germany, the Falconets were unable to secure a win.

However, its worth noting that the teams performance against Germany showed promise, and they will need to build on that momentum to secure a win against Venezuela on Saturday.

I wish them the best of luck, he said.

Joyce Agubata, a football coach, said that the teams counter-attacking strategy against Germany created several opportunities, but poor finishing and Germanys imposing goalkeeper, Rebecca Adamczyk, made it difficult for them to score.

The Falconets destiny is still in their hands, and a win against Venezuela will take Nigerias point tally to six, which will certainly be enough to make it past the group stages.

In spite of their loss to Germany, they can still advance to the knockout stages due to the tournaments new 24-team format.

Falconets need to tighten up their defense, they have a good chance of securing a win against Venezuela and advancing, she said.

Hassana Adamu, a grassroots coach said that the teams 3-1 loss to Germany has left them with work to do in their final group match.

In Spite their best efforts, the Falconets were unable to capitalize on their scoring chances, leading to their defeat.

The team will need to regroup and come up with a new strategy in other to advance in the tournament.

I believe the Falconets coaching crew are disappointed with the teams performance against Germany, particularly with their formation and goal-scoring strategies.

To beat Venezuela, they will need to improve their finishing skills, as they had multiple opportunities to score against Germany but only converted one, she said.

Others are of the opinion that, the Falconets performance against Germany showed promise, and they will need to build on that momentum to secure a win in their next match against Venezuela.

NAN reports that Nigerias womens under-20 national football team will play Venezuela on Saturday by 11 p.m. at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia.NAN)

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