NK Istra 1961 of Croatia midfielder, Israel Isaac Ayuma has spoken out with unhindered confidence that he and his colleagues within the Nigerian youth nationwide crew, Flying Eagles will win this yr’s FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile.
Sports247 experiences that Ayuma expressed a lot confidence whereas talking forward of the crew’s final pair of worldwide friendlies in preparation for the competitors, which begins subsequent weekend in Santiago.
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Coach Aliyu Zubairu’s aspect will first tango Norway, after which they’ll battle Saudi Arabia and Colombia, forward of which they’ll play host nation Chile in a build-up pleasant this Saturday, then deal with Australia on Tuesday.
Casting a glance past each matches, Ayuma, who performed for Mavlon FC of Lagos earlier than travelling overseas, careworn that each one gamers within the Nigerian crew are desirous to get began within the competitors correct and he believes they’ll go all the best way to the title.
He added, “We’re totally prepared now. My brothers and I are going for the World Cup to turn out to be victorious. We aren’t going simply to take part.”
The teenager, who performs alongside Flying Eagles’ attacker, Charles Agada at Istra, then talked about components he reckoned would make it potential for the two-time silver medalists to finally win the championship this yr.
“We’re going for the trophy, and I do know we’ll do nicely as a result of we have now educated very nicely. We’ve acquired good coaching from the supervisor and we have now good officers. So, I consider on this crew, and I do know we’ll come out victorious,” Ayuma disclosed.
