The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will be aiming for second win, when they battle Angola by noon today in the second group match at the on-going U-17 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Victory for Nigeria at the National Stadium in Dar es salaam will see them book a slot for the U-17 FIFA World Cup.
Fresh from a 5-4 win over hosts in the opening match, Nigeria’s coach assistant coach Jolomi Atume has said they want to make their work easy by picking another three points.
“We understand that we need to win this game to qualify not only to the semifinal, but also to the FIFA U-17 World Cup. We know that our defense made several mistakes in the opening fixture against Tanzania which saw us concede four goals, but we are working on to improve,” he added.
The Golden Eaglets’ midfielder Andrian Akande said facing the hosts was not easy, but added that they will not be under pressure facing Angola. “The game against Angola is more important for us because our ambition is to qualify to the FIFA U-17 World Cup,” he added.
But the Angola coach Pedro Gonçalves has also made it clear his boys are going die on the pitsh. “The confidence and motivation level of my players has soared after beating Uganda in the opening match. But we will map out a strategy to contain Nigeria,” added the coach.
Nigeria will look to their key striker Wisdom Onyedikachi Ubani and Mayowa Abayomi, while Angola will hope that their hard working midfielder Osvaldo Pedro Capemba and skipper Jose Ngunza Cabingano can drive the team.
Group A standing
P W D L GF GA Pts
Nigeria 1 1 0 0 5 4 3
Angola 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Uganda 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tanzania 1 0 0 1 4 5 0
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