Eaglets are ready for any team, says Amuneke
Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, is upbeat about his team’s chances of defending their FIFA U-17 World Cup despite being drawn against host Chile, Croatia and the USA in the group phase.
The official draw was conducted on Thursday night at the Centro de las Artes in Santiago, and Amuneke reckons his team’s route will be interesting.
“The draw is a welcome development because we had been waiting anxiously for long to know about the teams we are going to meet and it is interesting that we are in the same group with the host team, Chile,” he said.
“I think our group like the rest is not an easy one and we were not expecting anything less. As such, we must be ready to play any team after all, we are the defending champions.
“We know there won’t be any easy game for us and we have to redouble our efforts and continue to prepare well since we know now our group phase opponents.
“All this while, we had been working generally but we would now be working specifically with our opponents in mind.”
The four-time champions will have the honour of playing the opening match of the tournament against the USA on October 17 at the 47,000 capacity Estadio Nacional Martinez Pradanos in Santiago.
The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be held between October 17 and November 8 across eight cities and the Golden Eaglets’ other group phase matches is scheduled to hold on October 20th against host Chile in Vina del Mar and against Croatia on October 23 at Coquimbo.
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