{"id":8501,"date":"2019-04-16T16:20:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T16:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=8501"},"modified":"2019-04-16T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T16:20:35","slug":"nigeria-are-a-good-team-especially-in-attack-angola-coach-ahead-of-showdown-against-eaglets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-are-a-good-team-especially-in-attack-angola-coach-ahead-of-showdown-against-eaglets","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nigeria Are A Good Team Especially In Attack&#8217; &#8211; Angola Coach Ahead Of Showdown Against Eaglets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angola head coach Pedro Dos Santos and defender Afonso Binga spoke to the media on Tuesday ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s second Group A match against Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Dos Santos is wary of the Golden Eaglets lethal attack, after the five-time world champions netted five times from their 31 attempts on goal in their opening fixture against Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;This is a big opportunity for us because if we win this game we will have a good chance of going to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil,&#8221; he told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;The confidence and motivation level of my players has soared after beating Uganda in the opening match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;We watched Nigeria against Tanzania, and they are a good team especially in attack. 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