Emmanuel Amuneke is in bullish mood ahead of Nigeria’s quarterfinal fixture with Brazil at the ongoing Fifa U17 World Cup in Brazil.
The Golden Eaglets trainer took the time to assess his side’s 6-0 win over Australia on Wednesday while also previewing the upcoming fixture with the South American giants.
Amuneke insists his charges are “candidates to win the title” but is also full of respect for Brazil.
He also had words of praise for the tournament’s top scorer, Victor Osimhen, who plundered a hat-trick against the Aussies.
“Victor (Osimhen) had a great game, although the philosophy of this team is to play collectively.
“We are candidates to win the title, but so are Brazil. We will work to put up a good fight,” he was quoted as saying on the official Fifa website, www.fifa.com.
He rounded off by discussing Wednesday’s win over Australia.
“It was a very interesting match. We knew that Australia was a good team because they qualified from a very difficult group, but my players were able to recuperate themselves from the loss against Croatia and regained their level,” he said.
Nigeria’s next match against Brazil will be played on Sunday.
