According to the DAILY POST, Aliyu Zubairu, the head coach of the Flying Eagles, has responded to his team’s draw with Colombia.
At the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the West Africans held Colombia to a 1-1 draw in their final group match on Monday morning.
The Flying Eagles Nigeria secured a spot in the Round of 16 and will play Argentina according to the draw.
Six minutes after halftime, Colombia took the lead thanks to Kener Gonzalez.But in the 86th minute, Nigerian captain Daniel Bameyi brought the team back to level.According to Zubairu, his team’s goal was to qualify for the knockout stage.Although it wasn’t simple, we took initiative and didn’t back down. We attempted to block their passing routes because we knew they were athletic and skilled with the ball, which provided us a slight advantage.
FIFA.com cited Zubairu as saying, “We are not concerned about who we have to face; all we wanted was to advance to the next round.”
With four points from their three games, the Flying Eagles placed third in Group F.
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