NFF commends Eaglets for good conduct in Korea

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has praised
the Golden Eaglets despite finishing third at the
2015 Suwon Continental Cup International Youth
(U-17) Football Tournament in Korea.

The Emmanuel Amuneke-led side that 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, Alhaji 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. 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



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