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Golden Eaglets coach Fatai Amoo giving instructions to the players at training. It’s Nigeria versus Ghana today in Lome, Togo. Photo: Scorenigeria.com.ng
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After losing their first match to the Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire at the on-going West African Football Union (WAFU) B tournament in Lome, Togo on Wednesday, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria know the importance of their match against Ghana Black Starlets today.
The encounter billed for Lome’s Stade Municipal, holds a lot for Nigeria’s survival in the tournament. Group B has only three teams, and each team will play only two matches. The defeat to Cote d’Ivoire has put Nigeria’s qualification in great danger, but the Golden Eaglets and their officials believe anything can still happen in the group.
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NFF president, Amaju Melvin Pinnick
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Fri Jan 08 2021
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has charged Nigeria’s U17 Boys, Golden Eaglets, to show a robust winning mentality ahead of the make or mar clash with the Black Starlets of Ghana on Saturday.
Pinnick charged the players to believe in themselves and go for victory when he visited the team’s camp at the Hotel Novella Star in Lome, Togo. He admonishes the players to remain focused on the task of representing Nigeria very well at the tournament.
“Nigerians don’t want to know about tactics, just go, play and win the game. The mentality of Nigerians is winning, they don’t care how you win, just win. Winning gives Nigerians a lot of joy,” Pinnick said.