{"id":34623,"date":"2021-01-08T18:57:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T18:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=34623"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:02:59","slug":"pinnick-addresses-golden-eaglets-ahead-ghana-clash-at-wafu-b-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/pinnick-addresses-golden-eaglets-ahead-ghana-clash-at-wafu-b-tourney","title":{"rendered":"Pinnick addresses Golden Eaglets ahead Ghana clash at WAFU B Tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has charged the Golden Eaglets to show robust winning mentality against the Black Starlets of Ghana this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian U-17 stars opened their WAFU B Cup campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Cote d\u2019ivoire, and are set to take on Ghana in a make or mar clash in group B.<\/p>\n<p>Pinnick, who visited the team\u2019s camp at the Hotel Novella Star in Lome, Togo, charged the players to believe in themselves and go for victory.<\/p>\n<p>He admonished the players to remain focused in the task of representing Nigeria very well at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians don\u2019t want to know about tactics, just go, play and win the game. The mentality of Nigerians is winning, they don\u2019t care how you win, just win. Winning gives Nigerians a lot of joy,\u201d Pinnick said.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read Also:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Golden Eaglets lose to Cote d\u2019Ivoire in WAFU Cup opener<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I just want to crave your indulgence to represent Nigeria well. I\u2019m happy that I can see all the players in this U 17 team, I can see that we have the youngest team in this tournament, which of course, I\u2019m very proud of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a developmental football af this level. It does not mean that we do not want to win. Nigerians wants you to win so that you will be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want you to be celebrated, it is very important that we must win. Just work hard and ensure we beat Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attitude we always display is that we can do it. That is the spirit under my leadership in the Nigeria Football Federation and that is what we expect from you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour coach will tell you the technical and tactical way to achieve winning, but what I will tell you is that you are Nigerians and for you to be a Nigerian, you must be positively rugged to achieve your dream,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Fatai Amoo team will be hoping to clinch a win against Ghana, to boost their chances of advancing to the semifinal s of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has charged the Golden Eaglets to show robust winning mentality against the Black Starlets of Ghana this weekend. 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