The Nigeria Football Federation has commended the Flying Eagles for giving a good account of themselves at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina.
Ladan Bosso’s team delivered quite an impressive performance at the tournament, beating host country and six-time champions Argentina 2-0 in the round of 16 before losing 1-0 to Korea Republic in the quarter-final.
NFF’s General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi on Monday said that the Flying Eagles gave their best at the world cup, adding that they did not disgrace the country in anyway.
Sanusi said: “The Flying Eagles have done their very best. I can say they have not disgraced Nigeria. In every competition, there has to be a winner and there has to be a time when some teams will be eliminated. Yesterday, it wasn’t our day. The team played very well but the goals refused to come. So, I think we should take it in good faith and move forward.”
“We want to say we are sorry to Nigerians who believed in the team that they could go all the way. Going by their progression and improvement from match to match, Nigerians expected us to defeat the Koreans. But as I said earlier, it was the wish of God.”
The FIFA U-20 World Cup will continue on Thursday with Uruguay facing Israel in the semi-final while Korea battle Italy in the other semi-final fixture.
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