Izuchukwu OkosiHead coach of the Morrocan women’s national football team Reynald Pedros is confident that his team will give the Super Falcons a difficult semifinals game on Monday evening reports Prime Business Africa.
Nigeria reached the semifinals with a 1-0 win over the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon while Morocco defeated Zambia 2-1.
Speaking at the pre match press conference Sunday evening in Rabat, Pedros who was in charge of the All conquering FC Lyon side that won the 2018 and 2019 Women’s UEFA Champions League is pleased to have a fully fit squad for the Nigeria clash.
“We are preparing for the game. After the quarter-final game, we had time to rest, and we are ready for this game,” Pedros told the media Sunday evening.
“Nigeria is the strongest team in Africa, and we know their strength. We need to do our best, and we are prepared for the game.
“We know they are strong, they have been the strongest for several years, and we are ready. I won’t reveal our plans for the game, but we know what we are facing; we know they are experienced.
“We are focusing on winning, we are in the semi-final, and we will see what will happen in the game. We have positive ideas, and we will focus until we reach the final.”
Pedros went on: “We don’t have any injuries, and all our players are ready. Tomorrow’s game will be different, and it’s up to us to stand up against our opponent.”
In the first semifinals game to hold in Monday, South Africa’s Banyana Banyana will face Zambia’s Copper Queens for a place in the WAFCON final.
The Morocco versus Nigeria game kicks off 9pm Nigerian time.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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