U-17 WAFU B: Sunday Dare Charges Golden Eaglets To Continue Nigeria Dominance At World Stage – National

The Minister For Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Honourable Sunday Dare has congratulated the Nigeria U-17 males’s crew, Golden Eaglets for his or her triumph within the simply concluded 2022 WAFU B U-17 event held in Ghana.

Recall, that Nigeria gained all their matches within the event together with a 2-1 win in opposition to their Burkina Faso counterparts to win the regional trophy on the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana final week.

Whereas receiving the victorious boys in Abuja on Tuesday morning, Sunday Dare lauded the Golden Eaglets for doing the nation proud and successful the event in a convincing method.

In his keynote handle, he additionally charged the younger lads to emulate their predecessors by working onerous and getting ready very properly for the 2023 U-17 AFCON billed for Algeria to select a ticket for subsequent yr’s U-17 World Cup to allow them to win the Youth Championship and keep Nigeria dominance within the age class.

The unique speaking factors on the reception learn;

1. Congratulations to you, the Golden Eaglets for doing the nation proud in Cape Coast, Ghana. Successful the WAFU B U17 event is praiseworthy by itself, doing it so convincingly in Ghana is much more soul-lifting and heartwarming.

2. I wish to specifically commend the teaching crew led by a dwelling legend himself, Nduka Ugbade, and the Nigeria Soccer Federation(NFF) for the onerous work they put into making this success a actuality.

3. Just a bit over a month in the past, we have been right here to host your seniors, the U20 crew who gained the WAFU B U20 event in Niamey, Niger Republic. Clearly, one thing is being finished proper….the appointment of competent coaches by the NFF, the creation of a conducive atmosphere for the coaches to work, and the emphasis of our Ministry on grassroots sports activities improvement.

4. Our concentrate on grassroots sports activities improvement is yielding very constructive outcomes for us not simply in soccer however in all sports activities. Athletics, Desk Tennis, Tennis, Badminton, Scrabble, and Wrestling are some examples.

5. Pricey Golden Eaglets, whereas we rejoice your success in Cape Coast, Ghana, keep in mind that is just the start. You might be regional champions now. There are larger, harder, extra demanding, and tougher duties forward of you.

6. Work and put together more durable than you have got ever finished to select a ticket to the U17 World Cup in Algeria on the U17 AFCON subsequent yr. Will probably be good so that you can change into continental champions there. After that, we are going to face the subsequent hurdle. The usual set for you is excessive.

7. Since your coach lifted the U17 World Cup in 1985, Nigeria has gained it 4 extra occasions in 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015. My hope is that you simply do it once more.

8. Let me finish by telling you as soon as once more that we’re very pleased with you. You have been excellent all via. Keep humble, targeted, hardworking, and obedient to your coaches, and keep in mind there’s a lot forward of you in your careers.

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