Nigeria U17 head coach, Manu Garba has stated that his side will get better following a flying start to the on- going WAFU B U17 Championship in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’ Ivoire, www.aclsports.com reports.
The Eaglets scored four goals in the first-half of their tournament opener against Benin, before seeing out a 4-1 win on Wednesday.
In his reaction to questions from the press ahead of his side’s second game against Burkina Faso on Saturday, Garba said that his team, just like every other team in the tournament, wants to win every match.
“Every team wants to win every match in a competitive tournament, and so does Nigeria. We want to try as much as possible to win every match in this competition and by winning every match, we will be champions of the WAFU-B again because that is where my team belongs,” Garba said.
“We are here to play every match according to the laws of the game, but most importantly, we want to try as much as possible to win the match against Burkina Faso,” he added.
He went ahead to praise the efforts of his young side in the win, before adding that his relatively new squad does not have a player from last year’s group in Ghana.
“My boys did very well against the Benin Republic. I did say that, that was their first international game. Most of these boys have never entered an airplane before coming to Cote d’Ivoire here. This is a new team. None of these boys featured the last time we played in the WAFU B U17 Championship in Ghana.
“As the tournament progresses, they will get better. In our last game, against the Beninoise, my captain was elbowed in the chest, so I had to bring him out. He has fully recovered now. I’m very optimistic that this team will get better,” he concluded.
The game, which is a decider for who will finish top of group B, is slated for 4pm Nigeria time at the Stade Lycee Scientifique in Yamoussoukro.
