Ogunjobi urges Golden Eaglets to remain focused on october 24, 2013 at 4:13 pm in sports Lagos – Taiwo Ogunjobi, the Chairman, Osun Football Agency, has advised the Golden Eaglets to remain focused at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “They have done well so far and I pray they remain in this form, and even improve on their current form,’’ said on Thursday in Lagos. “The Eaglets need to remain focused in this tournament if they must coast steadily to the finals.’’ The Eaglets won their first match 6-1 against Mexico and drew their second match 3-3 against Sweden. They have won the competition three times, in 1985, 1993 and 2007, and they were first runners- up in 1987, 2001 and 2009. The Eaglets’ last group stage match will be against Iraq in Group F on Friday, with kick-off time at 2 p.m. Nigerian time. The Nigerian side are currently leading the group’s table, with four points from two matches, ahead of Sweden who also have four points.(NAN)

Ogunjobi urges Golden Eaglets to remain
focused
on october 24, 2013 at 4:13 pm in sports
Lagos – Taiwo Ogunjobi, the Chairman, Osun
Football Agency, has advised the Golden Eaglets to
remain focused at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“They have done well so far and I pray they remain
in this form, and even improve on their current
form,’’ said on Thursday in Lagos.
“The Eaglets need to remain focused in this
tournament if they must coast steadily to the
finals.’’
The Eaglets won their first match 6-1 against
Mexico and drew their second match 3-3 against
Sweden.
They have won the competition three times, in
1985, 1993 and 2007, and they were first runners-
up in 1987, 2001 and 2009.
The Eaglets’ last group stage match will be against
Iraq in Group F on Friday, with kick-off time at 2
p.m. Nigerian time.
The Nigerian side are currently leading the group’s
table, with four points from two matches, ahead of
Sweden who also have four points.(NAN)