U-17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets’ head coach discusses potential threats in response to the team’s draw

Nigeria’s under-17 staff has been seeded in the identical group as South Africa, Zambia, and Morocco for the AFCON competitors in April.

The top coach of the Nigerian under-17 nationwide staff, Nduka Ugbade, has stated that his squad is ready for the African Cup of Nations competitors.

The coach made clear his targets for the following competitors, which included profitable the primary three video games to advance his staff to the following spherical of the competitors.

The Eaglets had been seeded in Group B along with South Africa, a first-time participant, and Zambia on the draw ceremony performed on the Cercle Nationwide de l’Armée in Algiers.

The West African giants have received the u-17 AFCON twice, in 2001 and 2007, and the Golden Eaglets are probably the most profitable cadet staff within the globe with 5 trophies.

However, the 53-year-old supervisor identifies nations that is perhaps a tricky nut to crack.

“Morocco is a staff that’s identified from North Africa, and North African soccer is thought to me very properly. And contemplating what they’ve simply performed within the World Cup that all of us in Africa are happy with. I feel their under-17 might be clearly motivated to do that as properly, and lately they’ve been enjoying in pleasant matches as properly (In preparation for this competitors).
Then once more, South African soccer has abruptly exploded into a really stunning footballing nation. That one, too, is one thing that’s alleged to get us to be apprehensive a bit, and Zambia, we’ve at all times identified for good soccer.  They’re these three nations are from the altitude, so they are going to have sufficient power, sufficient pace, sufficient endurance as properly and energy to compete, however figuring out that we now have received the World Cup about 5 occasions and that we’re favorites for the competitors as a complete, we’re not taking a look at our group alone.” says the coach.

Talking about his methods for overcoming challenges within the subsequent competitors, the previous Calabar rovers star stated.

“In as a lot as the primary staff, we now have to attempt to counter our first, second, and third match and qualify for the following stage of the quarter-finals. And after profitable that, we will set up some authority within the semi-finals and see if we get to the finals.”

The coach did, nonetheless, admit that his squad doesn’t have a crippling dread of the opposite groups they are going to play within the occasion.

“We won’t be taking part, we might be competing, and in our competitors or competitiveness, we are going to be part of the contenders as a result of we’re already a powerful nation that’s identified to have received the trophy or a number of places. I don’t assume that this would be the distinction. Then, as I stated to you earlier than, in the event you’re going to a contest like this, in the event you would not have concern, you aren’t ready. We have now concern, greater than not, that may cripple us. It’s that may create an unbelievable efficiency when we now have the chance to face any of the groups within the competitors.” Ugbade stated.

The fifteenth African Cup of Nations, which can start on April 29 and go till Might 19, is the place the Nigeria U-17 nationwide staff will begin its quest for a record-breaking third title.