My Team Can Defeat Anyone - Amuneke

Nigeria’s under 17 manager, Emmanuel Amuneke has revealed that his team is set and fit to defend their crown at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 scheduled for 17 October to 8 November.

Emmanuel Amuneke

Golden Eaglets were drawn in a tough Group A, alongside hosts Chile, USA and Croatia and will open the tourney facing off against  USA on 17 October 2015 in Santiago. Three days later, the West Africans will be up against hosts Chile at Vina del Mar before squaring Croatia on 23 October 2105 in Coquimbo.

The former Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon player told reporters that his boys have been eagerly waiting for the competition and even though the group is not easy, his boys are ready.
Amuneke said: it is interesting that we are in the same group with the host team, Chile. We also have USA and Croatia. It is not an easy group so to speak but we could say the same thing about the other groups. I think our group like the rest is not an easy one and we were not expecting anything less as such. We must be ready to play any team after all, we are the defending champions.

He said that facing off against Chile will be tough for his boys as the home team will have the crowd behind them but he has the belief that his boys will be ready to have good results against all their group phase opponents.
Amunike irepresented Nigeria in many international competition and played as a left winger. His professional career was blighted by injury. He represented Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup.