U17 World Cup Ticket Huge Motivation For Eaglets- Ugbade

U17 World Cup Ticket Huge Motivation For Eaglets- Ugbade 

Ibraheem Lateef

Nduka Ugbade says the team will be hugely motivated for their TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter final tie against Burkina Faso in Algiers on Thursday, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

A victory will earn the 5-time world champions a ticket to the 19th edition of the cadet Mundial.

The Golden Eaglets will be qualifying for their 12th edition, and are looking to go back to the global showpiece.

“This match will be important for us as it will qualify us for the World Cup. Burkina faso has a really good team and we have played against them before and we experienced a very difficult match. We expect it to be the same in the quarter final,” Ugbade said.

The tactician adds; “My message before the match to the players is that these competitions are usually intense, and I told them we must have the will and play the match as it should, and stressed that winning makes us qualify for the World Cup.”

Ugbade’s side finished second in Group B, with the matches played in Constantine, and have recently relocated to Algiers where the quarter final duel will be played.

He says the players know what is required of them and is pleased with their state of mind ahead of the duel.