Imoke, Amuneke Charge Golden Eaglets As Team Travel To Kinshasa Aboard Kenya Airways Imoke, Amuneke Charge Golden Eaglets As Team Travel To Kinshasa Aboard Kenya Airways
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Senator Liyel Imoke (CON), Executive Governor of Cross River State, one of the pillars behind the success of the Golden... Imoke, Amuneke Charge Golden Eaglets As Team Travel To Kinshasa Aboard Kenya Airways
eagletsFrom: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar
Senator Liyel Imoke (CON), Executive Governor of Cross River State, one of the pillars behind the success of the Golden Eaglets in recent time, has enjoined the team to go all out and claim victory in this weekend’s 2015 African Under-17 Championship away to Congo Democratic Republic on Saturday.

“We want to send our best wishes as you travel for your first match against Congo Democratic Republic this weekend,” the amiable Governor Imoke was quoted as saying by the state’s Commissioner for Sport & Youth Development, Mr Patrick Ugbe.
“Be assured of our prayers and support and we want  you to emulate the last set of the Golden Eaglets by winning all your qualifying matches starting with this weekend’s match .”

A squad of 18 players along with officials led by Amuneke flew into Lagos on Wednesday’s evening from the team’s base in Calabar for Kinshasa via Nairobi aboard Kenyan Airlines. Also on the trip are Rafiu Yusuf and Emmanuel Adesanya who respectively heads the technical and Inter-clubs department at Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Meanwhile, Emmanuel Amuneke (MON), Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach, has warned his wards against any form of complacency even as he craves for a winning mentality in their African championship qualifier against Democratic Republic of Congo.

The eagerly awaited match according to Federation Congolaise de Football Association (FECOFA) would take place on Saturday (July 26) after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) graciously shifted it from July 20 due to earlier suspension of the NFF by FIFA.

“Now is the moment of truth for us because the serious business of qualification for Niger 2015 would begin for us in Congo (DR),”Amuneke informed the players.” All what we have done before is now in the past because we would now be judged based on our performance particularly in this match.”

Speaking to the players during Wednesday’s training at the University of Calabar, Amuneke told the players to have nothing but a winning attitude, assuring that the players selected for the encounter are fit and ready to do the country proud yet again.

“We must go to Congo with the sole of objective of winning and that is the mental attitude we are must all have,” noted the 1994 African Footballer of the Year.
 ”  We must be ready to  show all what we have been learning in our training and we the coaching crew believe that you have what it takes to win this match but we must not be over confident.”

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