After many weeks of preparation, playing and winning a string of friendly matches, the wards of coachGarba Manu will face their biggest test yet in this high profile game against the Rwanda.
Both teams are using the two- match series on Friday and Sunday as tune up as the 2013 African Under-17 African Youth Championship gets underway.
While the Golden Eaglets open their account with a first round qualifier against Niger next week, the Junior Wasps are drawn bye into the second round against either Malawi or Botswana-following their impressive performance at the last tournament where they nearly won the trophy in front of their home fans but for the 2-1 loss to Burkina Faso in the final.
“We are ready for the friendly match against Rwanda since it would put the players in serious condition as well as opportunity of having a closer look at the players ahead of our game against Niger next week,” said NdukaUgbade, the Golden Eaglets’ assistant coach who incidentally captained Nigeria to win the maiden Under-16 FIFA World Cup in 1985. “These two matches against Rwanda are crucial because they offer us a clear-cut chance of looking and picking players for the trip to Niger.”
Team’s Coordinator, Suleiman Abubakar, said the fight for positions in the team, meanwhile, has been intense with none of the players guaranteed a shirt.
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