Garba believes the other two goalkeepers in camp are equal to the task of manning the goal for Nigeria
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The FIFA U17 World Cup winning coach stated this after picking the New Zealand 2015 ticket on Wednesday in their 4-1 win over Congo
Goalkeeper, Joshua Enaholo, kept his number one shirt despite the presence of Dele Alampasu and Ojo Olorunleke in camp
The Flying Eagles are top of Group A standings after their opening win over hosts, Senegal, ahead of Cote d’Ivoire, who drew 1-1 with the Congolese in the other Match Day 1 fixture on Sunday
The team is riding high in Group A with a win over Senegal and are desperately seeking for another in their second game to qualify for the AYC semi finals and also pick the ticket to FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand
Garba stated this shortly after the Flying Eagles 3-1 win over Senegal on Sunday
The Manu Garba-tutored team signaled their readiness for serious business as Kalmar of Sweden forward, Taiwo Awoniyi, beat an offside trap to register the tournament’s opening goal in the early minute of the tie
The Flying Eagles battle the host in the AYC opener
The NFF’s Deputy Secretary General, Emmanuel Ikpeme, told the Senegal-bound Flying Eagles at their Serob Legacy Hotel in Wuye, Abuja on Wednesday that the entire country is looking up to them to win the continent’s U20 championship in Senegal
Skipper Musa Muhammed, who led the U-17 squad that won for Nigeria a record fourth FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2013, will lead the pack, supported by fellow U-17 world champions Akinjide Idowu, Izuchukwu Omego, Abdullahi Alpha, Dele Alampasu, Chidera Ezeh and Taiwo Awoniyi
Garba told newsmen after the match that the team was not yet ready for the African Youth Championship in spite of their performance
Watching the new lads for the first time during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Nigeria National League side, Sokoto United, at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, Garba drew out some positives, advising Nigerians to rally behind the team’s quest for glory in Niger
This was as a result of their inability to join the team’s pre-competition camp in Kaduna, after their clubs informed the Nigeria Football Federation this week of their unavailability
The move, according to out source, was to bridge the gap that may exist before the renewal of Stephen Keshi’s contract as the substantive Super Eagles coach
NAN recalls that Iheanacho scored to crown a superb Manchester City debut in a 4-1 pre-season win over Sporting Kansas City in the US on July 24
The Flying Eagles, who were returning from a two-week recess, resumed their training camp on Sunday in Abuja.
The national under-20 male football team will host the southern Africans on August 16 in a first leg clash, with the return leg slated for Lesotho two weeks later
However, Ngorongoro of Tanzania Coach, John Simkoko, insisted they have not given up hope and said they would battle harder in the return match in Nigeria in a fortnight
Speaking shortly before jetting out of the country, Assistant Coach Fancy Ewulu, said: “We realise the importance of the match, hence we are not ready to take anything for granted
The Flying Eagles are billed to take on their Benin Republic counterparts in Porto Novo on May 4
They are goalkeepers: Adamu Abubakar, Abdulazeez Abubakar and Emeka Nwabulu, while the defenders are Aliyu Abubakar, Wilfred Ndidi, Prince Izu Omego, Ifeanyi weke, Mustapha Abdullahi and Zaharaddeen Bello