Nigeria again plan to run up the scores when they host Guinea in a 2013 African U17 Championship qualifier in Calabar on Sunday.
The Golden Eaglets coach Manu Garba has expressed confidence his team will win this second round, first leg clash.
“Since we started this campaign, we have shown that we are a high scoring side and we are going to continue in that tradition against Guinea on Sunday,” said Manu.
“We want to score as many goals as possible without conceding any at home so that the job would be easier when we go for the return leg match in Conakry.
“We duly respect our opponents and even if we are playing Chad, we are going to respect them. We are ready for Guinea and we are going to force them to play to our rhythm because we have a good team.”
Eaglets goalkeeper Adamu Abubakar has begged his teammates not to mess up his birthday by beating Guinea on Sunday.
Abubakar marks his birthday on Monday, a day after the Eaglets home match against their Guinean counterparts.
“I’m optimistic about our chances against Guinea and I have told my teammates to beat them silly when we play against them on Sunday,” stated Abubakar, who made his Eaglets debut in a 6-0 defeat of Niger last month.
“I have told my teammates to win this particular game which is just a day to my birthday and I’m sure we are going to be victorious.”
Unlike the Eaglets, this is Guinea’s first game in the qualifiers after enjoying a bye into the second round.