Taiwo Afolabi tips Flamingos to do better than Bronze medal at 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup – Pulse Sports Nigeria

                     <span class="description">Flamingos captain Taiwo Afolabi has tipped this current squad to do better at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup than the Bronze medal at the last edition.</span>                     <br>Share on Facebook<br>Share on Twitter<br>Share on Whatsapp<br>Share on Viber<br>Share on Messenger<br>Flamingos captain Taiwo Afolabi has tipped this current squad to do better at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup than the Bronze medal at the last edition.<br>Nigeria's under-17 women's national football team known as the Flamingos are set to return to action on the pitch.<br>05:40 - 08.10.2024<br>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/sports-gist/story/nigerias-flamingos-step-up-2024-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-preparation-with-a-draw-2024100804373212915">Nigeria&#039;s Flamingos step up 2024 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup preparation with a draw</a>                 <br>Nigeria&#039;s Flamingos were held to a 1-1 draw against Mexico to prepare for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup.<br><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/sports-gist/story/nigerias-flamingos-step-up-2024-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-preparation-with-a-draw-2024100804373212915">The Flamingos recently recorded a 1-1 draw against their counterparts from Mexico in a friendly</a> match played in the Dominican Republic.<br>18:20 - 07.10.2024<br>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/sports-gist/story/nigerias-flamingos-set-for-2024-fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-in-dominican-republic-2024100717185160021">Nigeria&#039;s Flamingos set for 2024 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup in Dominican Republic</a>                 <br>See how Nigeria&#039;s Flamingos have fared since they arrived in the Dominican Republic for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women&#039;s World Cup.<br>The tutored team by coach Bankole Olowookere, utilized the friendly match as practice for the 2024 FIFA U-17 women's World Cup.<br>At the 2022 FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup in India, Flamingos finished third and will aim to be better in this edition.<br>Flamingos captain compares eras<br>Captain Taiwo Afolabi was part of the team at the World Cup two years ago.<br>In an interview with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Afolabi stated that this Flamingos team aims to do better against that the previous squad.<br>🗣️🇳🇬Flamingos captain Taiwo Afolabi opens up on the difference between her current squad and the last one that clinched bronze 🥉in India.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoarFlamingos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SoarFlamingos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/U17WWC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#U17WWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/PwMFuWU8Oi">pic.twitter.com/PwMFuWU8Oi</a><br>She said, "Well, no, for comparison, different team with different system and this particular team are good for the system as well in life in all, in all.<br>"We need to aim, I the last as we want brush.<br>"I see this thing surpassing what we did last year and hopefully we bring the call back home.<br>"We will pick ourselves as a family.<br>"So I don't have any problem with the girls.<br>"I see them as my family, both on and off.<br>"I played at the last World Cup in India and I always tell them my experience."<br><a target="_blank" class="editor-link" href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/sports-gist/story/flamingos-nigerias-u-17-to-face-dominican-republic-ecuador-at-new-zealand-world-cup-2024062306405609841">Nigeria are in Group A with hosts Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and New Zealand</a> and will open their campaign against New Zealand on October 16, 2024.<br>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/football">Football</a>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/other-sports">Sports</a>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/betting">BET</a>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/matches">Livescore</a>                     <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/newsfeed">Newsfeed</a>                                             <a href="https://www.pulsesports.ng/pulse-sports-30">Pulse Sports 30</a>                                         <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0VHEVt_1aN7eIlm4J2SPd_Ik1z7WwFuuPIpY31o81yZ2a3w/viewform"                        target="_blank">Subscribe to Newsletter</a>                 <br>How can we improve the website? 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