Amuneke warns Eaglets ahead Congo clash

Nigeria U-17 head coach Emmanuel Amuneke has warned his wards against any form of complacency even as he craves for a winning mentality in their African championship qualifier against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.The match, billed for Kinshasa was moved from July 20, following the Nigeria Football Federation's suspension by the world football ruling body.Speaking during Wednesday's training at the University of Calabar, the former African Footballer of the Year told the players to develop a winning attitude while assuring that the players selected for the encounter are fit and ready to make the country proud.'Now is the moment of truth for us because the serious business of qualification for Niger 2015 would begin for us in Congo,' Amuneke told the players.'All what we have done before is now in the past because we would now be judged based on our performance, particularly in this match.'We must go to Congo with the sole of objective of winning and that is the mental attitude we are must all have,' noted the 1994 African Footballer of the Year.'We must be ready to show all what we have been learning in our training and we the coaching crew believe that you have what it takes to win this match but we must not be over confident,' the former FC Barcelona player said.Nigeria's Golden Eaglets are the reigning world champions having emerged victorious at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
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