WAFU U17: Golden Eaglets  Plot Burkina Faso Downfall In Today's Semifinal

  WAFU U17: Golden Eaglets  Plot Burkina Faso Downfall In Today's Semifinal Head coach, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, Fatai Amoo has said that his boys will have to double their efforts in order to defeat Burkina Faso in today's semifinal encounter in Lome, Togo, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Amoo, admitted that Burkina Faso is one of the best team in the competition, following the number of goals they've scored in two games. He strongly believed that his boys will need to work hard to stop the highflying side from scoring and also take their chances when they're created. "Its another tough battle, so far in this competition with other games I have watched, I have written Burkina Faso as favourite. Looking at the number of goals they've scored, it means they're a very good attacking team. So, we have to bring the best out of us to be able to defend well and take opportunity we might create." He, however promised that the defending champions will improve in their inability to convert their chances in front of goal. "Our greatest undoing so far has been lack of good finishing. I think we cannot afford to do that in this very tough encounter. It is a game that will give us qualification ticket, so, it is a very important match for both sides. Amoo disagreed with those who believed that the Golden Eaglets' semifinal qualification was basically on luck. He added that his boys hard work and resilience and not luck was the reason for the team to pick the ticket. "Everybody is entitled to his opinion. You have to work before talking about luck. If you dont do anything luck will not shine on you. If we have not defended well to concede more than one goal against Cote d'Ivoire, it would have been a different story. Even against Ghana, if we didn't play up to the level we played that the game ended in draw, issue of luck wouldn't have arose." "What is important to us is to do better than what we've done in the last two matches." Five-time world champions and holders, Golden Eaglets will slug it out with Burkina Faso in the first semifinal tie at the Stade de Kegue, Lome, at 5pm (Nigerian time). Winner of this game will automatically qualify for the CAF U17 African Nations Cup.