Super Falcons coach, Justin Madugu, has revealed the tactic he used to win the final of the African Women’s Nations Cup in Morocco a few days ago.
Recall that the Super Falcons had staged a dramatic comeback at Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco, last week Saturday and eventually defeated the Morocco women’s national football team despite having home advantage.
The match ended 3-2.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Madugu while giving his speech during the civic reception held in his honour in Numan, Adamawa State on Friday, said his original game plan failed to dwarf Morocco’s tactics, which had then made him apply a new method.
‘I used the first half of the game to study their tactics of play, so, I discovered that my plan B was the solution left for me if I want to win the final match.
After the first half, I made very important changes, especially in the midfield, because I know the strength of the Morocco team was in the midfield, so, I brought a midfielder who is very fast tactically with the ball.
If you watch the match, you will agree that the new midfielder changed the game with ball distribution, so, Super Falcons captured the midfield and pushed the Moroccans to their territory, which paved the way for us to start scoring goals’ he said.
Madugu also disclosed that the first half was a harrowing experience for him.
‘ I felt like there was no blood in my body again, but I said for me to lose the match, Morocco must see fire on the pitch.
Playing against a host country in the final is not an easy job; crowd support is very important in football, but I must commend Super Falcons players, they have a lion’s heart, the spirit they were playing with encouraged me not to lose hope even when the team was two goals down’ he added.
The traditional ruler of Bachama Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Daniel Shaga Ismaila (Hama Bachama), not only honoured Madugu with a title but also praised him for making the kingdom and Nigeria proud.
He urged Nigerian youths to take sports seriously, saying modern sports pay more than government jobs while asking them to shun acts that are unlawful and engage themselves in profitable ventures.
Hon Kwamoti Laori, who represents Numan/Demsa/Lamurde federal constituency in the House of Representatives, urged the Nigerian football body to confirm Madugu as the substantive coach of the Super Falcons.
‘Madugu can bring the World Cup to Nigeria if he is giving the opportunity to handle Super Falcons or the Super Eagles’ he said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
