Eaglets face Elephants With World Cup Ticket In Sight

Golden Eaglets go into today’s second West African derby against the Junior Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire at the on-going Morocco 2013 CAN Under-17 knowing that a win will guarantee them a place at the FIFA World Cup in UAE later in the year.

Nigeria leads Group B section of the tournament after beating Ghana 6-1 win on Sunday while both Cote d’Ivoire and Congo cancelled themselves out in a 1-1 draw.

Mathematically, Nigeria would be through to the World Cup with a win against Cote d’Ivoire irrespective of the outcome of their last game against Congo on Saturday, April 20th .

Meanwhile, Golden Eaglets Coach, Manu Garba, has reiterated that the objective of the team is to win the tournament with the view of qualifying for the FIFA Under 17 World Cup.

He stressed that their second game against Cote d’Ivoire is very important because it would take them to the World Cup.

Garba said he has high hope about his wards delivering good results in today's match having prepared well before the tournament, adding that they are battle-hardened already.

The coach his confidence was reinforced in the team's ability against any team following how they handled a big team such as Al Sadd of Doha, a team that had won the Asian Champions League in the past complete with a great player like Raul Gonzalez.

 Meanwhile, the Confederation of African Nations Under-17 leading goal scorer, Success Isaac who grabbed a remarkable four goals against the Black Starlets, has equally promised to score more goals to ensure the team’s passage to the World Cup.