Board member of the Nigeria Football Federation and leader of delegation of Nigeria’s contingent to the ongoing WAFU U17 tournament in Togo Ganiyu Majekodunmi has stated that the Nigeria U17 national team will be going all out against their Burkinabes counterpart later today to make the country proud.
Majekodunmi speaking in a chat with brila.net said the team are fully aware of the opportunity handed them to fight for a spot in the final after almost been dumped out of the competition but for a positive result from Cote d’ivoire that have the team the chance to qualify on goal difference at the expense of Ghana.
He added that the coaches have been talking to the team and are hopeful of a positive result later today.
“We will go all out and make Nigeria proud, it’s a big opportunity for them to be in the semi-finals and they know. Then it’s a big opportunity for them to go all out and showcase their skills. We thank God we didn’t commit any offence in the WAFU cup tournament and I’m sure by the grace of God the boys will perform wonderfully well to reach the final of WAFU.”
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