Golden Eaglets head coach Nduka Ugbade says his side’s duel against Morocco in their second Group B match at the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Constantine will be a massive tactical battle.
The tactician admitted that he is ‘afraid’ of Morocco himself, but notes that his side will fight till the end to clinch three points and move top of the group.
“It is going to be a very tough match and I must admit that I am very afraid of Morocco myself. But, we are going for just three things; win, win win,” Ugbade said in Tuesday’s press conference, as he previewed the duel against the Atlas Cubs.
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The Maghreb country leads Group B with three points and two goals from their 2-0 victory over South Africa on Match Day One, while the Golden Eaglets are second also with three points, but with only a goal following their opening day 1-0 win over Zambia.
Whoever wins the duel on Wednesday will affirm their place in the last eight and Ugbade says he wants this to be his side.
“Morocco is a very good tactical side. I watched a bit of their match against South Africa and I was impressed with how they played. They defend very well and are tactically disciplined and very compact. We are going to see a very big tactical battle,” said the coach.
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Mr Coach you are afraid of your opponent? What then did you want to tell your lad.
Mr. Afraid please come home and hand over to your assistant coach.
That’s a very wrong use of word from Ugbade. Your bad utterance may affect the team negatively.
Your boys are also good. They only need to be serious and determined.
Also, they need to be careful of Morocco trick of falling inside opponent’s 18 box in looking for cheap penalty.
The coach is merely playing mind game
“being afraid” haha you know what you’re doing,playing mind games