Flamingos proved their mental toughness against Mexico –Busari
The coach of the Flamingos of Nigeria Akeem Busari has thumbed his team up for proving their mental toughness following a 2-1 win against Mexico in a Round of 16 encounter at the ongoing U-17 Women’s World Cup taking place in Morocco.
Busari who was reflecting on the game which was played at the Mohammed VI Football Complex-Pitch in Rabat, on Thursday, said that the nature of the game brought out the steely nature of the Flamingos.
The coach who spoke in a post-match interview with FIFA.com said that the knockout stages of the competition is more tactical with a lot of intensity. He also praised the Mexican team for putting up a good fight against the Flamingos.
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“When you come into this kind of competition, and you get to the knockout stages, it’s more tactical and there’s a lot of intensity involved because they’re young and anxiety comes,” Busari said. “Today was a tough game, but we’re no pushovers.”
The Flamingos secured a 2-1 against their opponents with Oluebube Umejiaku scoring in the 40th minute and Mary Dunstan bagging Nigeria’s second goal of the game.
The Mexican team scored a consolation goal in the 90+10 minute of the match through Emily Delgado but the Flamingos held their nerves to secure victory over their opponents after regulation time.
The Nigerian team will now square up against Venezuela (which earned a spot in the last 8 by defeating Germany 1–0) in a quarterfinal clash which will take place on November 1, 2026.
