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After
putting up a splendid performance against Equatorial Guinea in the
London 2012 Olympics qualifier over the weekend, the National U-23 team
will today begin camping for their next assignment: a date with their
Liberian counterpart in the race to make it to the All-Africa Games
billed for Maputo, Mozambique, later this year.

Stanley Eguma,
assistant coach of the team, said the players are aware of the tight
schedule on ground and would be expected to hit Benin City today to
begin preparations for the trip to Monrovia to face the Liberian U-23
side. “There is no rest for now, we just have to get down to business,”
he said.

“You know there are
no more minnows in football so we cannot say we will take time before
starring our preparation” Nigeria is hoping to make a return to the
All-Africa Games football event after missing out on the last edition
in Algiers, Algeria. Only eight slots are up for grabs at the Maputo
Games.

Good tactics

Meanwhile, players
of the National U-23 Dream Team “V” have showered praises on head coach
Austin Eguavoen’s tactics last match in Malabo.

After the 9-1
aggregate victory recorded, Team Captain Kingsley Udoh attributed the
team’s win to team work and determination. “It was a good game for us.
We played to the coach’s formation and this helped us a lot. But all in
all, our determination to succeed worked a lot for the team,” the
Heartland defender declared.

Said Spain-based
defender, Ibot Edet: ”We knew that the task was not going to be an easy
one but we went into the game with victory on our mind.

“Playing to the coach’s instructions coupled with the team spirit in
camp, we were determined to take the points at stake and that was what
we did.” For Amodu Usman, who saw 90 minutes of action and held the
left full back, Coach Austin Eguavoen’s tactics were instrumental to
their success. “I am happy to be back in the national team and I must
confess the coach’s tactics helped us.”