WITH just days remaining before the kickoff of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the Copper Princesses have set ambitious targets for the much anticipated tournament in Morocco. As preparations intensify in Casablanca, Morocco, defender Lweendo Hanoongo, a returnee to the global tournament, says the team is driven by experience and a renewed hunger to perform better than their last outing. “For me, it’s not my first time coming to the World Cup, I was here last year,” Hanoongo said. “Most of us were at the World Cup last year, so we have experience. Last year we didn’t perform well, but this year we promise to do better by winning games.” The 17-year-old defender, who plays for Driven Queens, emphasised...

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