FIFA U-21 Nigeria vs Brazil June 1

The road to New Zealand

Going into the 19th CAF African U-20 Championships, Nigeria were one of the clear favourites and the Flying Eagles lived up to their top billing. After just two matches, they had made sure of a place in the semi-finals and secured their ticket for the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals. They twice had to come from behind to draw their final group game 2-2 against Côte d'Ivoire, but that was the only blip on their record in Senegal. They then beat rivals Ghana 2-0 in the semi-finals and defeated the host Senegalese for the second time, having beaten them 3-1 in the opening game, in the championship match, winning their seventh African title.Strengths and style.
Strengths and styleWith 12 goals from five matches in Senegal, Nigeria proved themselves to be an attacking powerhouse. Six different players got onto the score sheet, with captain and defender Musa Mohammed surprisingly topping the scoring charts with four. Manu Garba's team is also capable of playing a patient game – as they did in the semis against Ghana – where the Black Satellites dominated much of the game, but the Nigerians bided their time and scored the goals. Garba's team should have more high-level experience in New Zealand as he'll be able to call on the likes of European based starlets Isaac Success, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi.The coachManu Garba knows what it is like to compete at the highest level. Two years ago, the was in charge of the Nigerian U-17 team that lost on penalties in the final of the African U-17 championship against Côte d'Ivoire. He went one better at the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates later that year, guiding his side to the title. He has taken many of the players from that team into his U-20 side.FIFA U-20 World Cup record- This is Nigeria's 11th appearance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.- The west Africans have thrice previously advanced to the semi-finals, finishing runners-up in 1989 and 2005 and third in 1985.- The Flying Eagles failed just twice in their ten previous appearances to escape the group stage (1983 and 1987)What they said“This team is the future of Nigerian football. We have only two players from the Nigeria Premier League with the rest from academies, which is a good sign for the development of Nigerian football."Manu Garba, Nigeria coach.

Brazil
Strengths and style Brazil adopted a defensive set-up at the South American U-20 Championship, and with it they struggled for goals. They failed to score in four of their nine games, and only posted more than two goals once. That was indebted to poor finishing rather than a lack of invention, as in Marcos Guilherme, Nathan and Malcom they possess masterful creators.The coach Mario Rogerio Reis Micale – known simply as Rogerio Micale – may have been appointed just a few weeks before the U-20 World Cup, but he arrives in New Zealand with over a decade's worth of experience in Brazilian youth football. Having conquered the prestigious Copa Sao Paulo with Figueirense in 2008, he moved on to Atlético Mineiro, where he spent just over five years at the helm of the club's youth divisions. During this period, O Galo amassed a handful of junior level titles and produced a number of first-team stars such as Bernard, Carlos and Jemerson. It wasn’t until 8 May that Micale took charge of the national U-20 team, replacing Alexandre Gallo, and he was happy to use a week of training camp in Atibaia, in the countryside of Sao Paulo, to get acquainted with the team he’ll lead in New Zealand. “We’ve had a fruitful period, which was useful for us to get to know each other: for me to get to know the players and for them to understand how I work," he said afterwards.FIFA U-20 World Cup record - Brazil have appeared in 16 of the 18 editions of the tournament, missing out in Japan 1979 and Turkey 2013.- Brazil have won five FIFA U-20 World Cups – one shy of record champions Argentina. Two-time winners Portugal are the only other country to have lifted the trophy more than once.- Brazil’s U-20 World Cup graduates include Bebeto, Dunga, Jorginho, Taffarel, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Kaka, Adriano, Dani Alves, Alexandre Pato, Oscar and Philippe Coutinho.What they said "I’ve been able to introduce some of the concepts I wish to apply during the U-20 World Cup. Hopefully we’ll keep up this hard work and start the competition in a position to fight for the title.”Rogerio Micale, the recently appointed Brazil coach

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winning all the way

i predict Nigeria 2 Brazil 1

These boys are the future of the Super Eagles, ride on, i wish u guys success

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Nig3 Bra1

Oya lets go there. Abeg who wan join me to trek go there before June we go reach.

Flying Eagles never dissapoints

joxxy01:
Flying Eagles never dissapoints

you can say that again Joxxy. always a delight to watch, those youngsters...(yep, they are really young regardless of what haters are gonna say)

just give ma NACHO........is dat 2 much too ask for??

shockwave91:
just give ma NACHO........is dat 2 much too ask for??

Nacho of Arsenal?

Omooba77:
Nacho of Arsenal?

d real nacho. But with kelechi 4 his first name

shockwave91:


d real nacho. But with kelechi 4 his first name

I understand now