Garba praises his birds Head coach of the Nigeria team, Manu Garba believes his charges are deserved champions of the 2013 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates following Friday’s 3-0 win over Mexico. The Golden Eaglets dethroned the Mexicans in the most emphatic fashion at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium thanks to goals from Kelechi Iheanacho, Musa Mohammed and an own goal by Erick Aguirre. Garba has now taken the time to assess his side’s display at the tournament and stressed that no team deserved the title more than the Nigeria Under-17 side. “We deserved to win (the title). We were the most consistent team and we scored the highest number of goals in the tournament,” he said. It’s unclear what will happen to the victorious Golden Eaglets squad with fans suggesting that the core be kept together and promoted to the Under-20s along with the coach and his backroom staff but Garba will leave that decision in the hands of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). “It’s not for me to say if the team should be kept together. That’s for the NFF to decide,” he added philosophically. Friday’s victory against the Mexicans confirms Nigeria’s position as the most successful team in the history of the Under-17 World Cup.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 10:41:58 +0000
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