Nigeria's Flamingos ready to battle Ecuador at FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Nigeria's under-17 women's team known as the Flamingos are ready to return to the pitch and pick up maximum points.

In their second Group A encounter of the 2017 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup championships in the Dominican Republic, the Flamingos take on debutants Ecuador on Saturday.

Nigeria's victory on Wednesday propelled them to the top of Group A, with a superior goal differential over Ecuador, who defeated the Dominican Republic 2-0.

Head coach Bankole Olowookere is certain that the Flamingos will have another fantastic day at work picking up three points.

He said, “Our tournament strategy is to focus on the next match, take it one match at a time.

"We need not look farther than the next match, and now, we have Ecuador in our sights.

"The Ecuadorians have shown, with their defeat of the host nation, that they may be debutants but not a team to be taken for granted.

“The players have recovered well from their opening match victory over New Zealand and we are ready for Ecuador.

"We know that three points in that game will all but get us into the knock-out stage. It is an opportunity we will not allow to slip out of our hands.”

Goalscorers against New Zealand Taiwo Adegoke, Faridat Abdulwahab, Taiwo Moshood, and skipper Taiwo Afolabi will aim to add to their tally against the South American team.

Harmony Chidi who scored the most goals in the qualification campaign will aim to open her account for goals.

The game between Nigeria and Ecuador will take place at the same CFC Stadium where the Flamingos destroyed the New Zealanders.