US-Based Coach, Ushurhe Advises Super Falcons Against Ghana

Nigerian –US based football coach; Anthony Ushurhe says Super Falcons need to double their effort when they meet Black Stars of Ghana in the Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for later in the year.

 The Africa champions would face Ghana in the qualifying match in a home and away game to determine which team qualify for the biannual CAF women tournament scheduled to hold in Morocco next year.

Commenting on the fixture, Ushurhe said Nigeria’s Falcons are drawn with tough opponents, noted that they can beat their opponents if they work hard. He said the era of underrating any team in Africa is gone. He said that if Nigeria fail to prepare well, they may not qualify for the tournament.

“When I saw the fixtures, I said Falcons need to work hard than before because Ghana are not pushovers. We have played them before and we worked hard to get result from them, so this time around, it is going to be tough games as Ghana want to qualify for the Nations Cup too. We can only beat our opponents if we have good preparation and put the right players in the right position.

“The NFF should also give necessary support to ensure that our girls have good outing against Ghana. As the defending champions, we should be part of next Women Africa Cup of Nations and failure to qualify; it would be a huge disappointment for Nigerian football fans because it is the Nations Cup CAF  would use to pick four countries that would represent Africa in the next FIFA Women World Cup ,” he said.

Ushurhe, a former coach of a Lagos-based amateur club, Messiah FC advised Nigeria football ruling body to organize a grade a friendly matches for Falcons in preparation for the qualifying match against Ghana. He said the friendly match would help the coaching crew to assess the players that would be invited for the crucial match against Ghana.