Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu has expressed delight at his crew’s rising confidence following his crew’s victory over Egypt, Soccernet.ng experiences.
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 sport.
The pleasant win comes simply 48 hours after the Nigerian U-20 squad landed within the Egyptian capital, and Zubairu believes the end result affords the right enhance forward of their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opening match towards Tunisia.
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“That end result has supplied a great impetus for us as we put together to face the Tunisians – one other North African opposition,” Zubairu stated. “You want a end result like that once you’re getting ready for a contest like this. It doesn’t imply that we are going to 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 possibilities.
“We’ll go for the utmost factors towards 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 purpose to safe one in every of 4 continental tickets to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile later this 12 months.