Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has expressed delight at his crew’s rising confidence following his crew’s victory over Egypt, Soccernet.ng reviews.
A morale-boosting 2-1 victory over host nation Egypt in a pre-tournament pleasant on the Cairo Worldwide Stadium on Tuesday has arrange Zubairu’s troops forward of their first group recreation.
The pleasant win comes simply 48 hours after the Nigerian U-20 squad landed within the Egyptian capital, and Zubairu believes the consequence presents the proper increase forward of their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opening match in opposition to Tunisia.
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“That consequence has supplied a superb impetus for us as we put together to face the Tunisians – one other North African opposition,” Zubairu stated. “You want a consequence like that while you’re making ready for a contest like this. It doesn’t imply that we’ll relaxation on our oars; it solely serves to provide us much-needed confidence and ginger us to face our challenges higher.”
Nigeria, seven-time U-20 African champions and two-time FIFA U-20 World Cup runners-up, are positioned in a tricky group that features Tunisia, Morocco, and Kenya. However Zubairu stays optimistic about their probabilities.
“We’ll go for the utmost factors in opposition to the Tunisians after which take it one step at a time as we forge forward,” he added.
The Flying Eagles are scheduled to kick off their U-20 AFCON marketing campaign on Thursday, Could 1, in Cairo, as they intention to safe one in all 4 continental tickets to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile later this yr.
