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After successfully securing a ticket to the Africa Youth Championships (AYC) scheduled to take place in Libya next year, Flying Eagles coach, John Obuh, says he now has his eyes on the African title.

The Nigerian under-20 team defeated their counterpart from Mauritius 2-1 in the final round of the qualifiers at the Abuja National Stadium over the weekend and qualify with a 4-1 aggregate score line to join seven other countries that will be vying for the African title.

“I am happy we have now qualified, we have seen our mistakes during the qualifiers and we now have the time to correct them before the championships proper so we can also give a good challenge for the title” Obuh said Obuh who was in charge of the Golden Eaglets team that finished second at the last World Cup hosted by Nigeria hinted at plans of fortifying the team that secured the qualification ticket.

“I think the team is not that bad. You know the players, they are very good.

“But there will be some inclusion in the team ahead of the tournament in Libya,” Obuh said.

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Mauritius Coach, Raven Dorasami, has also tipped the Nigerian team for honours in Libya.

“Your boys have great skills, strong and highly talented. I think they are sure bet to win the 2011 Africa Youth Championship in Libya. They are a very strong side,” Dorasami said.

“I think the Nigerian team played better, in the defence, attack and in the midfield.

He, however, observed that the Flying Eagles’ weakness was shown in the defence which he said needed to be fortified ahead of Libya 2011.

“If I were to identify any weakness in the Nigerian team, that would be the defence, it was shaky today,” the coach said.

Nigeria had been tipped to win the last edition in Rwanda, but finished in a disappointing third postion which led to the sack of Ladan Bosso, who was coach at that time.

Nigeria’s last win at the tourney was at the 2005 edition in Benin where Samson Siasia led the team to victory and a second place at the World Cup played in Holland.