Football
Golden Eaglets coach boasts about his boys
The Golden Eaglets’ coach Manu Garba on Sunday said his lads would develop into future Super Eagles,National Daily learnt.
He described the present Golden Eaglets as an ideal team that any soccer- loving country could dream of .
The coach congratulated his players on their qualification for the AFCON U – 17 tournament in Tanzania.
Garba told the News Agency of Nigeria that the team was on their road to becoming unbeatable.
“ I thank Allah for giving us victory in spite of all the challenges we went through .
“ We left the shores of Nigeria with great optimism to pick the sole ticket to qualify for the Nations Cup and Tanzania, God willing , we have achieved that feat, ’’ he said .
Garba thanked Nigerians for their support and promised to continue to make the country proud .
“ I thank Nigerians who prayed fervently for the success of the country.
“ This is just the beginning , with good preparation and motivation, the U- 17 team is going to develop into the future senior national teams , ’ , he said .
National Daily learnt that Golden Eaglets on Saturday defeated Ghana 4 – 2 after penalties to qualify for AFCON U – 17 scheduled for Tanzania next year .
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