By David Kabiyesi
Golden Eaglets gaffer, Nduka Ugbade has assured Nigerians that his players are focussed on the task of qualifying for World Cup as Eaglets face Bukina Faso on Wednesday.
Fielding questions from reporters at the prematch press conference in Algiers today, Ugbade hinged his submission on the lessons learnt in the group stage, stressing that his team have not come this far to crash out of the competition.
“We have not come this far to drop out. My boys are focused hard on the World Cup ticket. After that, we can then focus on other objectives”.
“We had an interesting match with South Africa and it has prepared us well for further challenges in the competition,” Ugbade stressed.
“We learnt a lot playing Zambia, Morocco and South Africa – all strong teams – in the group phase and that was good furnace for us to be a better squad.
“The quarter-final matches will be very hard nuts to crack because that is the step that earns you the World Cup ticket. None of the four games will be easy.
“Our interest is Burkina Faso and we are working hard towards achieving success.” he told cafonline.com
