Nigeria U20 coach Garba eyes Ghana scalp in Wednesday's semis

Published on: 16 March 2015

Nigeria's U20 side the Flying Eagles say they are prepared to battle Ghana for a place in the final of the African Youth Championship in Senegal.

The coach Manu Garba led side consolidated their leadership of Group A with a 2-2 draw with Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday and battle with their semifinal opponent.

The Flying Eagles will clash with the Black Satellites on Wednesday in Dakar in the semifinal of the AYC and head coach of the side Manu Garba says his side fear does not fear the Ghanaians.

“We are in Senegal to qualify for the World Cup as African champions and if you want to be champions, you have to be prepared to meet any team. So, we’re ready,” said Flying Eagles coach Manu Garba.

The coach also admitted his team struggled to find their bearing in the first half against Cote d’Ivoire because they made four changes to their starting team and they conceded two soft goals.

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