Amuneke’s Team Not Perfect Yet - NFF Nigeria Football Federation says the national under-17 team still has a lot of work to be done ahead of the African U-17 Championship, in spite of their qualification. NFF’s Chief Technical Officer, Siji Lagunju, said on Sunday in Abuja that though the team qualified convincingly, they still had grey areas to tackle. NAN reports that the team, known as Golden Eaglets, qualified for the 2015 African U-17 Championship after defeating their Gabonese counterparts 6-2 on aggregate. The Nigerian team had thrashed the Gabonese side 5-0 on Saturday in Calabar in the return leg match of the final qualifying round after losing 1-2 to them in Gabon a fortnight ago. The 2015 African U-17 Championship is scheduled to hold in Niger Republic from Feb. 15 to March 1. Lagunju said, “It was a good match because the boys really did well and converted their chances to goals, though there is still work to be done before the African U-17 Championship in Niger. “But I think after they enjoy their recess, they will come back refreshed. The coaches will then look into the areas that they are lacking and make corrections. “So that when they get to the U-17 Championship in Niger, they will do better; but in all, it was a very good match.” He, however, noted that the players turned over the result of the first leg not because they just wanted to qualify, but because they knew they could have won both matches.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:24:02 +0000
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