Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba has said he is confident his team will triumph at next year’s African Youth Championship even though they have been drawn in a tough first round group that has hosts Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Congo. “Our group seems to be tougher than the other group which has Ghana, Mali, Zambia and South Africa, but I believe we will qualify for the semi-finals along with Cote d’Ivoire,” said Manu.
“But this is not to say that all the eight teams are not good enough to win the competition and so we will expect no favours from any of them.
“There will be no easy groups or matches. We therefore have to prepare very well and be motivated to achieve our targets.” The Flying Eagles class of 2015 is built around the country’s U17 team that won the FIFA U17 World Cup last year in the United Arab Emirates. The African Youth Championship will be played between March 8 and 22, 2015.The semi-finalists will qualify to represent Africa at the FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.
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