The coach of Nigeria’s U-20 women’s football team, Chris Danjuma, has attributed his team’s loss to errors made by the Dutch squad.
In the 2022 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup quarterfinal match, the Falconets were defeated 2-0 by their Dutch opponents.
The Danjuma ladies defeated France, South Korea, and Canada in all three games during the group round, but they were unable to capitalise on their chances to advance further.
“This is football when your opponent capitalizes on your mistake and they punish you for that,” Danjuma told a post-match press conference.
“I think we had these few mistakes starting and we were punished for it and we had our chances and we could not take it.
“Football is all about taking your chances. But it is just unfortunate because nobody wants to go into the game and lose. We wanted to go all the way, but it did not happen.”
The Netherlands will face Spain in the semifinals of the competition.
