Super Falcons caretaker coach, Edwin Okon has said his wards will not disappoint against their Japanese opponents, Nadeshiko.
The six-time African champions will be the guests of the world champions in two-match international friendly matches in two Japanese cities of Isahaya and Chiba on September 22 and 26 respectively.
Okon, who got the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) nod to handle the side for the high profile friendly on Tuesday, said he has already hit the ground running preparatory for the game.
“Of course, the time is too short to have an elaborate plan for the friendly games. The Japanese side have been in camp for the past one year preparing for the games.
“We’ll work hard within the time available to ensure we achieve positive results against the world champions.
“Ordinarily, we would have enlarged the house with many players for trials but right now I’ve submitted 40 names picked from the various teams to be prune down to the required size.
“We’ll select the best and ensure the best will give us the required result. It will be tough but I think we’ll be able to rise to the occasion,” said the Rivers Angels coach to supersport.com.
Rivers Angels defeated Pelican Stars 2-0 in the Federation Cup semifinal in Abuja on Wednesday and will face Nasarawa Amazons in the final billed for the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on September 15. The Lafia-based side piped Bayelsa Queens 1-0 in Ado-Ekiti.
Okon said the coast is clear for his side to defend the title the Port Harcourt-based side won in the 2012 final.
“We’re coming to Lagos to successfully defend our title, having come this far Nasarawa Amazons won’t stop us from winning the title back-to-back.
Source: Supersports.com
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