--Nigeria Women's U17 team set W/Cup q-final clash
Flamingoes coach Bala Nikyu has declared that he has a strategy in place to dismantle Spain for the semi-final ticket in Friday's 2014 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup quarterfinal match atthe Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Liberia.
The match which will kick-off at 8:00 pm local time on Thursday (3:00am in Nigeria on Friday), according to Nikyu, offers the Nigerian ladies the chance to continue with their excellent form at the age-grade competition.
"We will ensure that we win this game within the allotted time and we are looking at the possibility of not allowing the game to be dragged into penalty shootout," said Nikyu who further restated his resolve for glory.
"Yes, I agree that Spain has been making progress since they started but they won't progress (beyond the quarterfinal) at the expense of Nigeria on Friday."
Though sounding very optimistic that the match will be won by his glory-seeking side within the regulation time, Nikyu and his assistants are not taking chances as they drill and perfect penalty kicks with the players at their last training session on Wednesday eveningin Costa Rica.
"Against Spain, there won't be any margin for errors and we are paying proper attention to everything we have done and would do for this match," Nikyu further told the players.
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