Globacom stated further that the team should be focussed and work towards surpassing the quarter final qualification attained by Nigeria at the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia
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Meanwhile, the Flying Eagles’ handler, John Obuh regards Okani as one of the cornerstones of his team, the kind of player he rates as irreplaceable. “Chukwunenye is a terrific lad and he was top class again. My players look up to him
Korea’s marking at set-pieces was leaving a lot to be desired, with the 16-year-old Onyinye Ndidi rising above all in red to head just wide. The John Obuh boys were in complete control of the early exchanges, with Kayode almost doubling his tally from a tight angle after a fine ball from Olaitan Michael
“We don’t want to subject ourselves to the lottery of finishing as one of the four third best teams going into the next round
Nigeria’s man of the moment, Ajagun, almost opened the scoring with a superb lob, from the right of the penalty area while running at full pace, but Sandy Sanchez was relieved to see it land on the roof of the net
Obuh said: “It was a keenly contested game, but unfortunately we lost. “This was not what we had hoped for
In their opening Group B match at the Kadir Has Stadium, watched by a crowd of 10,428, the Nigerian side rallied from two goals down to give hopes of a stunning comeback
Among African countries that have participated at the tournament, Nigeria holds the best record with three semi-final appearances, beaten finalists in 1989 and 2005, third in 1985
The statement said the team moved from Munich in Germany, to Istanbul in Turkey, and from there connected a local flight to Kayseri
According to him, the Flying Eagles opened scoring in the 55th minute when Kayode made up for a glaring miss a moment earlier to set up Umar Aminu from the left flank
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team is currently fine-tuning its preparations for the 19th edition of the World Cup billed to hold from June 21 to July 13 in Turkey
The team’s Media Officer, Sam Audu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday from the national U-20 team’s camp in Germany
The Mexicans continued to control the proceedings and could have doubled the tally but for good saves made by Flying Eagles goalkeeper Okani
The statement said Egbedi joined the squad the same day Rangers International FC of Enugu striker, Alhaji Gero; Olympiakos FC of Greece attacking midfielder, Michael Olaitan; and Daddy Moses joined the team
The players are Kingsley Madu, Christian Pyagbara, Lucky Omeruo, Uche Agbo, Samuel Mathias and Sakiru Alimi
They battle world champions, Brazil, who incidentally failed to qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey next month, on June 4
The team arrived Frankfurt international Airport on Tuesday at 5am local time, which is 4am Nigerian time, after a flight of over five hours from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja
“You know that as a result of paucity of funds, we reached out to Anambra State Government and a very influential person who was also to assist the Federation to camp the team also in Anambra
They are expected to soon regroup in time for a training camp, which will involve participation at the Toulon Football Tournament at the end of May
Defending champions, Brazil, and one of the most successful teams in this tournament, Argentina, failed to qualify for this edition of the competition