Nigeria’s youth nationwide group, Flying Eagles’ coach, Aliyu Zubairu has disclosed that the goal he set for himself forward of this 12 months’s FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile is to win the competitors as Ghana did in 2009.
Sports247 studies that the Flying Eagles on Saturday continued their build-up as much as this 12 months’s world youth competitors with a pleasant match in opposition to the host nation, Chile, and the sport ended 1-1 in Rancagua.
Ahmed Akinyele headed Zubairu’s group in entrance after 18 minutes, however Felipe Faundez pulled Chile stage within the thirty sixth, as either side intensified preparations in direction of the competitors’s kick-off billed for subsequent weekend.
Zubairu will once more line his aspect out on Tuesday in opposition to Australia for his or her final build-up match, after which they are going to tackle Norway of their opening group fixture at Chile 2025, then in a while tango Saudi Arabia and Colombia of their different first spherical video games.
Because the countdown will get tighter to the massive kick-off in Santiago, Zubairu parried all discuss stress on him to make historical past, preferring as a substitute to tag it a problem and goal that he has set for himself.
“There’s no teaching project that doesn’t go along with stress. However, for me, it’s only a problem … which is the goal that you simply set for your self.
“When you set the goal, and the boys totally perceive the duty, it’s a must to begin working in direction of it,” stated the previous handler of El-Kanemi Warriors FC of Maiduguri.
He then disclosed that he’s extremely desirous of creating historical past as the following coach to steer an African group to win the competitors, as was finished by Ghana’s Black Satellites on the 2009 version in Egypt.
“My goal is understanding it will be good if Nigeria can meet up with Ghana’s report. Earlier than they gained it in 2009 in Egypt, Nigeria had been the very best African nation, with a report of reaching the ultimate twice.
“Ultimately, when the time got here, Ghana surpassed our report … however we will additionally win it. Why not? If we will work in direction of assembly up with what Ghana has finished, it will be very nice.
“So, I don’t see it as stress. It’s a problem, and we’re working in direction of it,” affirned Zubairu, who had beforehand coached Kwara United of Ilorin, Wikki Tourits of Bauchi and Gombe United
