U-20 FIFA W/Cup: Flying Eagles Won’t Be Intimidated By Argentina — Coach Bosso

Flying Eagles of Nigeria head coach Ladan Bosso is confident his team will not be intimidated by host Argentina when they face each other in U-20 FIFA World Cup round of 16.

The Argentine won all three of their group games against Uzbekistan, Guatemala and New Zealand, scoring 10 goals and conceding only one and are already among the favourites for the title, by both pedigree and current form.

Despite winning their first two matches, the Flying Eagles lost to Brazil 2-0 in La Plata on Saturday and some bookmakers think they stand no chance against the pumped-up home team.

Speaking in press conference, Bosso: “This is the World Cup and it is wrong to under-rate any team. We won two of our three matches and had the same number of points in our group as Brazil and Italy. We are no pushovers in this campaign. It is going to be an interesting game. We want the quarter-final ticket and the Argentines also want the quarter-final ticket. We will go in there and dig our feet into the ground.”