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As the zero hour approaches to tomorrow’s final match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup between the Golden Eaglets and El Tri in the beautiful National Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Mexico coach Raul Gutierrez has said that he knows the Nigerians better. Gutierrez saw his side battered 6-0 by the Eaglets in their opening Group F game on October 19 in Al Ain and remarkably was still able to steer them to the final, where they come up against the Nigerians, who have grown into a goalscoring machine, netting 23 goals. Nigeria’s Under-17 national team head coach, Manu Garba, has declared that they are not under pressure to face Mexico in the Fifa Under-17 World Cup showpiece game in Abu Dhabi this Friday. Garba is confident of guiding Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to a fourth title at under-17 level after watching his boys defeat Sweden 3-0 in the semifinal in Dubai on Tuesday Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will again have to borrow for next weekend’s 2014 World Cup playoff against Ethiopia, officials disclosed. The NFF need at least 50 million Naira for a November 16 playoff for a place at next year’s World Cup in Brazil. This cost has been reduced because of the part sponsorship from the Cross Rivers State Government. This will be to cover match bonuses as well as the return ticket refunds for the team and also logistical costs.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:31:21 +0000

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