Prolific Eaglets Set For Final Training Camp In Germany

Nigeria’s U17 boys underneath the tutelage of FIFA Cadet World Cup-winning captain Nduka Ugbade are gearing up for a ultimate coaching camp in Germany forward of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations due in Algeria between 29 April – 19 Could.

Final summer season, the Golden Eaglets swept apart all earlier than them to win the WAFU B U17 Championship in Cape Coast, Ghana which made them eligible for a spot on the continental finals.

In February, the Eaglets had an prolonged coaching camp in Abuja, the place the technical crew seized the chance to judge extra gamers, after which went on break. Since resuming camp in Abuja a fortnight in the past, following the nation’s common elections, the workforce has performed 9 pleasant matches, successful eight and drawing one.

The five-time world champions have additionally scored 50 targets and conceded 11 targets. The most recent pleasant video games have been towards Galadima FC on Easter Sunday, whom they defeated 3-1, and towards V.P. Sports activities which they pounded 10-2 on Tuesday.

Ugbade, who captained Nigeria’s U16 workforce to FIFA World Cup victory in China in 1985, and was a key participant for the U20 workforce that completed as runners-up on the FIFA U20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia 4 years later, insists that the technical crew isn’t resting on its oars as they get set to select the workforce that may go on the ultimate coaching camp and onwards to Algeria.

“We proceed to work laborious as we stay up for the championship in Algeria. Our goal has not modified: we go laborious for the World Cup ticket after which we goal for the trophy. First goal is a ticket to the World Cup finals, after which we take issues from there.

“I’ve confidence within the squad now we have been capable of construct, whilst we’re nonetheless using each minute, each hour to tinker with what now we have and see the way it can get higher. We’ve a tricky act to comply with in that Nigeria has received the World Cup 5 occasions on this class, and nothing we do will probably be seen as particular. Nonetheless, we all know that if we are able to win the Africa Cup, will probably be a stepping stone to becoming a member of the nice squads which have received the World Cup for Nigeria,” stated Ugbade who was additionally a part of the Tremendous Eagles’ squad that certified Nigeria for the FIFA World Cup for the primary time in 1993, and received the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia in 1994.

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