Nigeria is in Algeria, trying to win the U-17 AFCON title. So far so good, the Eaglets started pretty nicely as they defeated Zambia in their opening game in Constantine, with Favour Daniel scoring the winning goal for them.
This boosted their position in the Group B category, as they topped the category, however, they were dethroned from this position by Morocco after they defeated South Africa 2-0.
Coach Ugbade, thinks that they can win the title, speaking about their game with Zambia, he said that they were the better team as they created a lot of chances, however, some passes were not well calculated.
He further said that they are the favorite to win, but they need to focus and win their next match, win ing their next match will get them to the quarter-finals.
“We created lots of chances that we couldn’t finish, some passes were not correct, and many more errors. But the good thing is that we keep improving.’’
“Of course, we have the targets to win, but we need to go a step at a time,” he added.
“We focus on the next match and if we win we are in the quarters. We get to the quarters we win and we are in the World Cup.”
