Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has heaped praises on
players and members of the technical crew of the Golden Eaglets for
making the nation proud at the just concluded U-17 World Cup
championship in the United Arab Emirates.
“I’m particularly proud of the coaching crew, because, they again,
showed that some of the best coaches are from Africa. I hail the
Minister and the NFF for providing an absolute conducive environment for
the team and we hope it will continue to be like that all the times.
Keshi then spoke on how he thinks members of the U-17 national team
can get into the Super Eagles, which he heads. To him, there should be a
gradual push for the boys towards the main national team, even as he
insisted that age has got nothing to do with the players getting into
the Super Eagles.
“I will want the players to take the natural route of maturity, play
for the Flying Eagles, then maybe the U-23 and then we can start looking
at them. During that period we may find one or two of them that can
make impact in the national team and we will not hesitate to invite
them,” he said.
“Once again I say kudos to Coach Manu Garba, Emmanuel Amunike, Nduka
Ugbade and Emeka Amadi, they have really helped to strengthen the
credentials of the Nigerian coaches and made us proud, not only, as a
nation, but as a group and also in the profession, may such things
continue to happen to Nigerian football,” Keshi prayed.
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