{"id":2187,"date":"2013-04-15T13:42:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/u-17-tourney-defeat-setback-for-ghana-coach\/"},"modified":"2013-04-15T13:42:04","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:42:04","slug":"u-17-tourney-defeat-setback-for-ghana-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/u-17-tourney-defeat-setback-for-ghana-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"U-17 Tourney: Defeat, Setback For Ghana \u2014Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\u2022Samuel <\/p>\n

\u2022Samuel Bwesi Fabin, Starlets Coach<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Chief Coach of Ghana\u2019s Black Starlets, Samuel Bwesi Fabin has declared that the 1-6 hammering they got from Nigeria\u2019s Golden Eaglets in the first group match of the CAF U-17 Championship was a big setback for his team.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian lads who got three of their players sent packing from the tournament by CAF for being overage put up an impressive performance to beat Ghana 6-1 in a Group B match played at Grande Stade Marrakech last night.\u00a0 Led by some awesome all-round play and top-notch goal-scoring display from their aptly named striker Success Isaac, who scored four goals the Nigerians were simply brilliant. Despite a brave showing\u00a0 from the Starlets\u00a0 they just\u00a0 could not live with the Nigerians, strength, and quality, prompting Coach Bwesi Fabin to confess after the match that \u201cNigeria surprised us tonight (yesterday), they were far better than we had expected and outplayed us. We did not see this heavy defeat coming at all and not only were the Nigerians good but they were stronger too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to regroup and try to salvage our campaign to reach semi-finals, but now we can only look ahead to one game at a time. So we need to have a look at how we approached this game because our tactics and set-up did not work at all. Our focus shifts to the next game against Congo and not the one beyond that, and little by little we see if we can recover from this big setback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Eaglets\u2019 coach, Manu Garba, said that his boys enjoyed the victory over Ghana and are looking forward to winning the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe enjoyed this victory against Ghana because they a good side and we are traditional opponents. It\u2019s a good start for us, but we remain focused because we have not won anything yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not the first time Nigeria are winning by a big margin at this level, when we won the tournament in Togo in 2007, we beat Eritrea 8-0, but this is the first time we are beating Ghana this way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy and we are looking forward to a good tournament and by the grace of God, we shall qualify for the World Cup as African champions, \u201c Garba said.<\/p>\n

Success, who was given the match ball following his hat trick, has dedicated his goals to his mother and Golden Eaglets\u2019 teammate, Friday Njengo, who is hospitalised at the National Hospital,\u00a0 Abuja, following injury in an auto-crash in February.<\/p>\n

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\u2022Football action during the match between Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets and Ghana’s Black Starlets in the CAF U-17 tournament in Morrocco, yesterday. Nigeria won 6-1<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Njengo who had been in coma for weeks was recently transferred from the hospital\u2019s Intensive Care Unit to the general ward as he recuperates.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thought and prayers are always with Njengo who would have been here with us if not for the accident he had,” said Success. \u201cWe missed him so much. \u201cI\u2019m dedicating this victory and two of my goals to him and the two others to my mother. We pray that God grant him good health soonest,” he said.<\/p>\n

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