FORMER Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu has expressed grave doubt over the ability of Dream Team V to defeat Algeria in Friday's pool A last day match in Marrakech.After two defeats to hosts, Morocco and Senegal at the maiden CAF Under-23 championship in Morocco, the nation's flagbearers will chance a last shot at the London 2012 Olympic Games ticket by going for convincing win over the North Africans.Chukwu told SuperSport.com that aside the mathematical permutation going on in the land at the moment could coach Austin Eguaveon's wards raise the bar against the Algerians."It's very sad we have got to the stage of permutation, however, we must win against Algeria and wait for the outcome of the encounter between Morocco and Senegal."I still believe we have chance but the question remains can we beat the Algerians."The way we played against Morocco and Senegal showed that we don't have chance of qualification."Let me not act like a die-hard pessimist, let me believe that we'll win convincingly hoping that Morocco will whip Senegal."Meanwhile,FIFA/CAF instructor, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, has said that coach of the Dream Team, Austin Eguavoen, should not attribute the dismal performance of the team in the ongoing U-23 CAF-organised London 2012 Olympics qualifiers in Morocco to the absence of some players.The former Technical Director of Trinidad and Tobago told a Lagos-based radio station it was indefensible not get a sound team out of the millions of talented youths the country is blessed with.'It is not an excuse that certain players who are not available for the competition caused the failure of the team to perform in Morocco. We have a population of about 150million and the percentage of the youth, I believe, is high enough for us to make meaningful use of these talents. It only shows that we are not serious.'It is unfortunate, we are ruining football in this country instead of running it. How do you rate coaches' It's based on their results. I said it during the era of Samson Siasia that these players and coaches are victims of a malady that reigns in the administration of football in this country. We continue to do things the same way and expect a different result, we have to change our attitude.'I know people will call for the heads of the coaches and players of the U-23 team because of their performance in this championship, it's unfortunate,' Onigbinde, who coached the Super Eagles to the 2002 World Cup stated.
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