Coach Chris Musa Danjuma is expectedly sanguine following his Nigeria U20 girls\u2019 progress to the final of the women\u2019s football event of the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.<\/p>\n
The experienced tactician watched with delight as substitutes Judith Adaobi Okah and Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, off the bench, provided the goals that sent Uganda\u2019s U20 packing and sent the defending champions to the final against hosts Ghana on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should have put away some of the chances we created in the first half, but we are happy to get two second-half goals and reach the final. It is an opportunity to retain our gold medal from the last edition in Morocco and we will do everything to win and make Nigerians happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn as much as we are not thinking about revenge, we know that we have unfinished business with Ghana. Our primary objective is to retain our gold medal in the African Games and by doing that, we would have sorted out the unfinished business.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u2018unfinished business\u2019 that Danjuma referred to was the WAFU B U20 Championship hosted by Ghana last year, in which the host nation edged out the Falconets in the final in Kumasi to win the regional title.<\/p>\n
Danjuma\u2019s girls have been imperial in Cape Coast, scoring eight goals in three matches without conceding any, and looking quite settled in several departments as they countenance this year\u2019s FIFA U20 Women\u2019s World Cup finals in Colombia, for which they have already qualified.<\/p>\n
The veteran gaffer made use of three different goalkeepers in the home-and-away World Cup qualifying duels against Tanzania and Burundi but appears to have finally settled for World Cup bronze medallist Faith Omilana, who has kept goal in all matches in Cape Coast.<\/p>\n
Shukurat Oladipo, Jumoke Alani, and captain Oluchi Ohaegbulem are keeping things very tight at the back, while the experienced Yina Adoo and Chioma Olise have been boosted by Loveth Edeh and Bunmi Oladeji in the middle. In the attack, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Chinyere Kalu now have to contend with Olushola Shobowale and Adaobi Okah.<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s final will commence at 8 pm Ghana time (9 pm Nigeria time).<\/p>\n
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