Captain of Naija Ratels, Paulina Ali has pointed out that NWFL Premiership side Nasarawa Amazons have an advantage on paper as they battle the Premiership heavyweight in Saturday’s second semifinal clash.

The young influential captain who has been instrumental to her team’s success so far in the competition noted that she and her teammates are optimistic about their chances of beating one of biggest teams in the country.

” Obviously, I am very optimistic like my teammates. We have achieved an exceptional feat so far by reaching the semifinals, but we want to go a step further now.

“On paper, they are the better side and we respect them for that, but there won’t be any respect on the pitch.

” This drives us to be optimistic but we won’t stop working hard on and off the picth. We will keep preparing well for the game and hopefully we can get a very positive result.

The Semi Final fixtures of the Flying Officers Cup will start on Saturday by 2pm.

Edo Queens Vs Bayelsa Queens (2pm)

Nasarawa Amazons Vs Naija Ratels (4pm)

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