By Lexi Elo with Agency Report
The Nigeria Football Federation has saluted the Nigeria U17 team for securing a place at the 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup in Chile. Coach Emmanuel Amuneke’s lads were caged in the semi final of the African U17 Championship courtesy of Mayo’s first half strike but the Nigeria Football Federation insist the defeat has not diminished the value of the Eaglets’ accomplishment.
“Certainly, every Nigerian yearned for the Eaglets to win the African championship trophy in Niger after the boys reached the semi finals. They lost by a lone goal but we cannot accuse the players of lack of effort. The present NFF administration has continued to harp on the fact that it is not only concerned with winning trophies. We want to win trophies but more than that, we want to build a sustainable football culture,” Amaju Pinnick told Goal.com
Pinnick also assured Nigerians that the boys will not be treated like outcasts following the failure to reach the Championship final.
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“The NFF will send a jet to pick the players after the third place match on Sunday. The technical crew remains intact and the NFF will give support to them to plug the necessary holes in the team so that we will have a squad capable of doing the nation proud in Chile,” he concluded.
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