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Flying Eagles coach vows to break transition jinx

Nigeria's 1994 Nations Cup goal hero, Emmanuel Amuneke, current coach of the Golden Eaglets
Nigeria's 1994 Nations Cup goal hero, Emmanuel Amuneke, current coach of the Golden Eaglets
Amuneke led the Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to victory at last year’s U-17 World Cup with the team filled with fantastic talents.
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Amuneke led the Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to victory at last year’s U-17 World Cup with the team filled with fantastic talents.

He is expected to take along most of his players to the U-20 amidst the history of poor transition of Nigerian players from the U-17 to the U-20s.

Ahead of the 2017 African Youth Championship (AYC) the coach has however revealed all the players under him, are doing all they can to break the jinx.

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“We are going to Burundi with the aim of winning so that the return leg here will be a mere formality,” Amuneke said from Abuja.

“We have trained very well and ready to go but our long term aim is to end this seeming jinx where despite doing well in the U-17, we are yet to repeat that at the U-20 level. But I am optimistic that with the support of Nigerians we can achieve this goal.”

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