No pressure to win FIFA U-17 World Cup - Manu Garba

Nigeria's Under-17 national team head
coach, Manu Garba, has declared that they
are not under pressure to face Mexico in the
Fifa Under-17 World Cup showpiece game in
Abu Dhabi tomorrow.
Garba is confident of guiding Nigeria's
Golden Eaglets to a fourth title at under-17
level after watching his boys defeat Sweden
3-0 in the semifinal in Dubai on Tuesday
with goals from Taiwo Awoniyi, Samuel
Okon and Chidera Ezeh.
But Garba, who was an assistant coach of the
Golden Eaglets six years ago when they won
the Under-17 World Cup in South Korea, was
quick to point out that the Mexicans have
been resilient following their recovery from
a 1-6 loss in their opening game against
Nigeria.
The Nigerian coach branded the North
Americans as "a very technical team."
"We are not going to be on any pressure
against Mexico in the final because we
would prepare mentally, physically and
psychologically for the final, he said."
"The Mexican team I maintained are a very
technical team and I believe the final is
going to be a great one but by the grace of
God, we shall win this trophy for Nigeria and
Africa.
"I still maintained that the Mexican team are
a very technical team and we can see their
resilience by coming from a 6-1 loss to us
(Nigeria) and still be in the final," Manu said
at the post-match media conference.
Mexico's El Tri reached the final after
dumping out Argentina 3-0 in the first
semifinal at the Mohammad Bin Zayed
Stadium in Abu Dhabi.