U 17 AFCON: Banjo charges Eaglets to go for broke against Burkina-Faso

By Ifeanyi Eduzor
National Deaf Football Coach, Kamuldeen Banjo has charged the Nduka Ugbade led Golden Eaglets to do the needful and beat Burkina- Faso in order to pick a ticket for the petit World Cup.
The Eaglets will on Thursday (today) by 8pm Nigerian time meet Burkina- Faso at the Nelson Mandela Stadium Algiers in one of the quarter – final matches at the ongoing U-17 AFCON in Algeria.
Nigeria defeated South Africa in their final group match on Saturday, moving to the round of eight. The Eaglets came from behind twice to beat the Amajimbos 3-2 while Burkina-Faso on the other hand overcame defending champions, Cameroon 2-1 in their final Group C match on Sunday to advance to the last eight of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
The quarter-final matches serve as qualification for the petit world cup and the winner will take one of the four slots available for Africa.
Banjo told newstap.com.ng that the Golden Eaglets must avoid complacency inorder to overcome their fellow West Africans in the game.
“I’m aware that the Burkinabes coach has vowed to do everything possible to stop Nigeria from going to the world cup and I expect the Eaglets’ to rise up to the challenge and beat them.
“It’s true that Burkina-Faso has a good team but I equally believe that our boys have been improving with each game and they also understand what’s at stake and would not give chances to their opponent to stop them from going to the world cup which is the dream of every player
He believes that with the right approach, the Eaglets will overcome their opponent and come out victorious in the encounter but he was emphatic that the coaching crew must ensure they make use of their best players in the encounter as that’s the only way the team can book a place in the last four and a ticket to the World Cup.