Amuneke: No margin For Errors against Zambia
Nigeria<span class="body1">’</span>s U-17 Head coach , Emmanuel Amuneke , would be the happiest
man on Saturday should his wards put up a spirited performance to
ensure qualification for a ticket to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in
Chile later this year.<br /><br />Amuneke is best remembered for his brace
in the 2-1 defeat of the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the Final Match of the
1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia. <br /><br />Though the setting on Saturday between the Golden Eaglets and the Junior Chipolopolo is different, the 1994 African<br />Footballer of the Year has said there would be no margin for errors.<br /><br />He was optimistic his boys would do everything to gain a semi final berth at Niger 2015.<br /><br />“Our
expectations (against Zambia) is to win and secure our ticket for the
World Cup in Chile,” former Barcelona winger told thenff.com.<br /><br />“We have to psyche up ourselves and forget about the draw against Guinea, we have to be optimistic to play much better.”<br /><br /> Amuneke
was of the view that the Golden Eaglets could play much better since
the decider against Zambia would be played on the artificial turf of
Stade Municipal.<br /><br />“What we are doing is to lift their spirit and
not being hard on them due to the last game and I want to believe they
would be ready to play their usual normal game.”<br /><br />Since the hard
earned 1-1 draw against Guinea, the coaching crew has impressed it upon
the players the magnitude of the match against Zambia on Saturday.<br /><br />“We
are hopeful of a better performance against Zambia tomorrow,” he said.
“We are going to evaluate the players and gauge their state of mind
after our last training session and we can be able to know those who
will be ready to go into battle against Zambia.”
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