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- Updated: October 7, 2016
“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward.” Most filmgoers will recognise this famous line from the Oscar-winning movie series Rocky, and speaking to Nigeria captain Rasheedat Ajibade, one is reminded of Sylvester Stallone’s famous line. “Training isn’t a punishment,” she told FIFA.com in the mixed zone after her side’s goalless draw with England at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Jordan 2016. “Training makes us stronger and tougher and will help us win the next game.” At the press conference beforehand, the agile and technically gifted Ajibade proudly accepted her award as the Live Your Goals Player of the Match, although the prize could not fully mask her disappointment at the result. However, the more you speak to the right-footed forward, the more you realise that such disappointment only stokes her competitive spirit further. Bottom of a competitive Group C, Nigeria failed to score against Brazil and England and Ajibade is in no doubt as to their team’s main problem. “In the next game, we need to work on finishing our chances,” reflected the Flamingoes’ No10 on her side’s lacking the necessary attacking punch. “We’ve not …
