Flying Eagles head coach Aliyu Zubairu is in buoyant mood ahead of his team’s opening fixture against Tunisia at the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Nigeria and Tunisia will clash in a Group B fixture at the Military Stadium, Cairo on Thursday.
The West Africans defeated the Young Carthage Eagles 4-0 in a third-place match two years ago.
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Zubairu is excited that his boys are riding on immense psychological wavelengths after a 2-1 defeat of host nation Egypt in a friendly match at the Cairo International Stadium last week Tuesday – barely 48 hours after the delegation landed in Cairo.
“That result has provided a good impetus for us as we prepare to face the Tunisians – another North African opposition. You need a result like that when you’re preparing for a competition like this,” the young tactician told thenff.com.
“It does not mean that we will rest on our oars; it only serves to give us much-needed confidence and ginger us to face our challenges better.
“We will go for the maximum points against the Tunisians and then take it one step at a time as we forge ahead.”
By Adeboye Amosu
