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The Golden Eaglets are among the five countries to have won the title two times.
The Nigeria U-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets, will start the journey to hunt for a record third Africa Cup of Nations title in Algeria.
Nigeria will start the championship on Sunday when they face Zambia in their group opener at the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, Constantine.
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The Golden Eaglets are among the five countries to have won the title two times. Victory in Algeria will see the West Africans become the most successful country in the competition.
Every team wants to beat Nigeria, but we’re up to the task - Golden Eaglets coach
Nigeria’s Head Coach, Nduka Ugbade, has acknowledged that his squad has a lot of work ahead of them in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
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He noted that every team would be extremely motivated to defeat the five-time world champions and put in additional effort.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Golden Eaglets’ clash with Zambia, the former FIFA Cadet World Cup-winning captain minced no words in saying that Nigeria is under pressure.
He said, "We are under pressure. We know that every team wants to beat Nigeria. I am not so much interested in the trophy as in the development of the players, and the beauty of the game.
"These are young players. You can never say after all your preparations what comes next because you are playing technically, and tactically, and also have to consider the psychological discipline of the players. We want the players to be disciplined to go for 90 minutes to emerge victorious.
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Nigeria are drawn in Group B with Zambia, Morocco, and South Africa, and would play their first match on Sunday, April 30.
"To achieve this, we want to do everything humanly possible within the context of our strength and capacity to see that every team that comes against us is subdued.”
We are not favorites to win in Algeria - Golden Eaglets captain
Golden Eaglets captain Precious Williams, said Nigeria shouldn't be considered the "favorite," as the team respects every opponent in Group B.
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"We respect all the teams in the group. We are here to develop our football. We cannot say that we are the favorites because we are yet to play any team in the group.
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"Our focus is to play according to the instructions of our coaches. We will defend and attack as a team and help one another to achieve a good result against Zambia," he said.
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Nigeria won the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in 2001 and 2007, the same number of times as Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, and The Gambia.
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