Eei folks! Manchester United Women dey prepare fi demma Champions League qualifier second leg against Brann. You remember the first leg wey dem lose for Norway? E be say demma boots lost! Herh! Club officials had to rush go buy new boots and shinpads before the game.
But this time, coach Marc Skinner dey insist say everything dey fine. He say dem get all the “boots wey dem need.” Last week matter no be joke, United officials had to buy replacement boots from a local shop for Bergen after the players' boots lost before the first-leg defeat for Norway. Dem no notice say boots dey lost until the day of the game. E be serious matter!
Coach Skinner Talk True
“I would imagine say we get the boots [this time]! Dem dey train with dem so dem sort am,” na so Skinner talk on Wednesday. “Everything dey fine. The players dey ready.”
He add say: “They all had the boots they needed for the [first leg] so there were no excuses and they took it really well. It was one of those things you don't want to happen, but it does happen. I don't know where the [lost] boots are but we're living in a modern world where boots can get sent very quickly so all the players have them now. They might not be the same ones but they are the boots they need for the game on Thursday.”
Champions League Dreams
United dey look fi secure a place for the main Women's Champions League draw for the first time for demma history. But dem no go get defender Millie Turner for Leigh Sports Village as she dey injured. E be knee injury wey she get for demma 5-1 win over London City Lionesses on Sunday.
“It's a knee injury. We're still assessing but it's not an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or medial collateral ligament (MCL) - it's not the structure of the knee,” Skinner explain. “We dey look at the knee cap. She get another m
So, make we support Manchester United Women as dem dey fight fi qualify for Champions League! We dey hope say dem go win and make Ghana proud!