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'Covid-19 not a thing to toy with' - Nigeria's Olowookere reacts to U17 Women's World Cup rescheduling

Nigeria U17 women's national team head coach Bankole Olowookere has hailed the decision of Fifa to reschedule the 2020 Women's World Cup due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

The Flamingoes had seen off Guinea with an aggregate score of 11-2 in the second round of the preliminaries in March, with a 6-1 first-leg win in Conakry before a 5-1 second leg triumph in Lagos.

In April, Caf announced the indefinite suspension of the final round of the qualifiers which was initially scheduled for May following the global health crisis arising from Covid-19 outbreak.

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This week, Fifa postponed the showpiece earlier billed for November 2-21 in India, to February 17 - March 7, 2021.