15 March 2011
Flying Eagles coach John Obuh is expected back in the country today after spying on African Youth Championship group opponents, Cameroon in Dubai.
Cameroon tackled Egypt in a friendly match last night. The Flying Eagles arrived in the country yesterday after a training tour of Libya and Turkey, but without their chief coach, Obuh who confirmed he will be back today
“I will only return to Nigeria on Tuesday (today) after watching the game.”
Cameroon won 2-0 in a semi-final clash to deny Nigeria a berth in the final of the 2009 championship in Rwanda.
Sunday evening the Flying Eagles were forced to a 1-1 draw by the Saudi Arabia U-20 team in continuation of their build-up for the AYC.
“We were unlucky not to win this match because it was a far better performance by the team. We showed great character and we had already won the game and so everybody was disappointed with this draw,” Obuh said.
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