Flying Eagles ahead Sani Suleiman has declared that Nigeria’s U-20 workforce just isn’t in Chile simply to take part however to compete for honours, because the squad arrived in Talca forward of their Group F marketing campaign on the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The 2-time finalists touched down in Talca on Thursday afternoon after wrapping up a 12-day coaching camp in Santiago, the place they held hosts Chile to a 1-1 draw and defeated Australia 3-1 in warm-up video games.
The squad is lodged at Lodge Diego de Almagro and instantly held their first coaching session at Estadio Fiscal de Talca, the venue for his or her group fixtures.
Suleiman, who performs for Slovakian membership AS Trencin, mentioned the gamers have set their sights on reaching the ultimate and probably lifting the trophy — a feat Nigeria has by no means achieved at this stage. “We don’t need to come right here simply to play; we need to keep on this competitors for so long as potential. Our goal is the ultimate, and if potential, to win it,” he mentioned confidently.
The striker acknowledged the issue of Group F, which options Norway, Saudi Arabia and Colombia, however insisted the Flying Eagles are up for the problem. “Each workforce right here is robust, however we consider in ourselves, our preparation, and our coaches. We all know what’s at stake,” he added.
Nigeria will start their marketing campaign towards Norway on Monday, twenty ninth September at Estadio Fiscal de Talca earlier than dealing with Saudi Arabia and Colombia. Suleiman burdened that self-belief and teamwork might be key to navigating the group.
“Since 2005, Nigeria hasn’t performed within the last. We need to change that story. With the standard we’ve and the arrogance we’ve inbuilt Santiago, I consider we are able to obtain one thing particular for our nation,” he concluded.
