Coach Okon told the media who where at Falcons thanksgiving at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church that Super Falcons may not be a star studded team but they have developed a winning mentality that will see them do well in Canada.
“Our target in Canada will be to surpass the quarter final record of the Super Falcons at previous world cups. We have a very young but combative girls who would give their best in every game to get results
“What they lacked in experience, they make up with their skills, strength and strong mentality. With this spirit and with adequate and appropriate preparation I can beat my chest that we can get to the semi finals in Canada” he stated.
Coach Okon commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for arranging two friendly international matches as tune up games before the World cup said he would have wished for more games if not for the Olympic and All Africa games qualifiers preceeding the world cup.
He said he would make up for the shortage of quality tune up games by engaging in test games with local male and female sides.
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