Nigeria U-20 coach John Obuh says he is unfazed by the enormous task at hand in the 2011 Africa Youth Championships in Libya.
\nNigeria have been drawn in Group B alongside defending champions, Ghana, Cameroon and Gabon in a group widely acclaimed as the group of death.
\nThe Flying Eagles couldn\u2019t have been handed a difficult start to their campaign as they open their account on March 19 against the Black Satelites but Obuh seems un-perturbed. \u201cI\u2019m used to be drawn in \u2018Group of Death\u2019, but as far as my team are concerned this is the group of life,\u201d Obuh said.
\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want to believe that there is one or two teams who would be our biggest threat because we will play all three teams with the same determination and focus.
\n\u201cOur first game will be against Ghana and we know it won\u2019t be easy and that is where we have set to work immediately. \u201cOur immediate target is to reach the last four.\u201d
\nGhana are the defending world champions after they made history by becoming the first-ever African side to win the World tournament in Cairo, Egypt, two years ago.
\nNigeria have won the competition a record five times, Ghana are three-time winners and Egypt have won it twice. The Nigerian team is expected to begin residential training on January 8 in Abuja with a set of 35 new players.
\nHost nation Libya head a relatively easier Group A that has Mali, Egypt and Lesotho. Libya are making their debut in the tournament, while Lesotho and The Gambia are appearing for the second time.
\nThe competition is for players under 20 years and the semi-finalists will represent Africa at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia later in the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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