Costa Rica 2022: Danjuma declares operation thrash Cameroon

Falconets coach Christopher Danjuma says resounding victory against visiting Cameroon on Saturday is non-negotiable.

The falconets played out a goalless draw against The Lionesses at the Stade Reunification in Douala January 22 in the first leg of the two legged fourth round African qualifiers for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.

Danjuma who praised his side for holding their own in Douala said the team will not settle for less at the MKO Abiola Stadium Abuja as picking one of the tickets Costa Rica is a task that must be done.

“We are preparing adequately and everyone expected is on the ground and doing great,” Danjuma told CAFOnline.com.

“We are in an excellent mood with everybody on fire because this is the chance to inch close to grabbing the U20 Women’s World Cup ticket and the mentality is to settle for nothing short of victory.

“The match is extremely important to us because Nigeria has always been present at every World Cup edition since its inception. This is a trend that we hope must continue.

“Some of these young ladies were not privileged to play at the cancelled 2020 edition due to coronavirus outbreak but now this is the life time opportunity at the stage to achieve their dreams,” he enthused

Danjuma who doubles as coach of Nasarawa Amazons,said a couple of lessons were learnt from the first leg in Doula and will put into good use.

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“One lesson we learned from the first leg match was that a game has to win during regular time by making sure all the opportunities that come our way is taken and conceding no goal and to always be in front scoring goals throughout the game.

“This is the qualifiers and the target is to be in Costa Rica for the main tournament, come August this year.

The goal now is that we are consumed by the desire that everything we feel and have about this tie is beating Cameroon and going to the final round.”