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The Emmanuel Amuneke-led side, who lost in a 3-2 dramatic
manner to Croatia in their last game, had earlier posted a 1-1 draw against
Korea and earned a 2-1 win against eventual winners, Brazil.
Addressing the Golden Eaglets after the ill-fated loss to Croatia,
NFF board member, Ahmad Kawu, and Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel
Ikpeme, gave kudos to the team for their overall performance and good conduct
in Suwon.
“You have done well despite the fact that you lost to
Croatia today in a dramatic way because but over the three matches everybody
saw you are a good side and we are confident you would get better before the
World Cup in Chile,” said Kawu who gifted the Eaglets 500 US Dollars.
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He added: “This is just my little appreciation to you and I
want to commend the technical crew for a good job. I believe this team will get
better before we get to Chile.”
Similarly, Ikpeme said the Golden Eaglets looked promising.
Only six players of the 21 that earned the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015
ticket at the African U-17 Championship were in Suwon and Ikpeme said the
tournament was a good platform to expose the new lads.
“I was in touch with the NFF president, Mr. Amaju Pinnick
and he was happy that you have gained exposure and experience by coming for
this tournament,” Ikpeme said. “You have done well but the ultimate gain of
this competition was the exposure; we want you to block the loss to Croatia
from your psyche and refocus your attention to Chile.
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