Eaglets ready for Brazilian war, says Amuneke

Basking in the 6-0 victory over Australia, Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has declared that his team is ready to battle their Brazilian counterparts when both teams clash on Sunday in the quarterfinal of the FIFA Under -17 World Cup cup in Chile.

Nigeria saw off Australia in a dominant performance, with Victor Osimhen scoring the first hat-trick of Chile 2015 to see him stand alone as the outright top goalscorer in the competition so far with seven goals.

“It was a very interesting match. We knew that Australia was a good team because they qualified from a very difficult group, but my players were able to recuperate themselves from the loss against Croatia and regained their level.

He added that, “Victor (Osimhen) had a great game, although the philosophy of this team is to play collectively. We are candidates to win the title, but so are Brazil. We will work to put up a good fight,” Amuneke said.

Meanwhile, Australia coach, Tony Vidmar, has praised his players despite the humiliation the team suffered against the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria early Thursday morning.
“We played a big part in this result. In the previous matches we managed to put a high pressure on our rivals, that was key today. We had the possession, but did not do anything with it. Our lines began to separate between each other and with spaces, they are lethal,” he revealed.

He further said, “I hope these kids can take the good things out of these three weeks and improve from there. I know that myself, as a coach, took positive things in spite of today’s game.”

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