Former Flying Eagles head coach, Tunde Disu has said he was not surprise the side emerged winners of the 2015 Orange African Under-20 Championship in Senegal.
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The Nigerians claimed their seventh title at the expense of hosts, Senegal with 1-0 win in the final decided on Sunday at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Dakar.
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Bernard Bulbwa’s individual brilliant goal in the 20th minute proved adequate to hand the Nigerians the coveted African title.
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Disu said the Flying Eagles made known their preparedness to claim the title after they subdued tournament favourites, Black Satellites of Ghana in the semifinals of the biennial showpiece.
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“Congratulations to Flying Eagles for winning the Orange African Under-20 Championship at the expense of hosts, Senegal.
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“They’ve proved themselves to be the best side of the championship and I’m not surprised at all given the quality of players as well as coaches.
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“Of course, I’m not surprised at all for the side to have defeated championship favourites and former World champions, Ghana showed the stuff Flying Eagles are made of.
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“Ghana have always posed a hard nut for any Nigerian side in the age grade categories so the victory against Ghana was clear indication that it’s a matter of time before Nigeria is crowned champions of the championship.
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“They proved their superiority against Senegal twice and that showed the pedigree and stuff in that team.
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“The coaches, too have done excellently well to blend the players to get the perfect finish that won the title for Nigeria.
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“Nduka Ugbade was with me in Saudi’89 as a player and captain, I’m impressed with his progression as a coach.
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“I say kudos to the newest African Under-20 champions, the team just need to be beefed up for the world challenge in New Zealand,” said Disu to supersport.com.
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Nigeria will head to the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand as African champions together with championship runners-up, Senegal, bronze winners, Ghana and Mali.
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