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International Dream Cup, Japan 2023: Future Eagles bows to Netherland

Posted : 31 May 2023
Following his team’s 1-0 lose to the Netherlands in their opening match of the ongoing International Dream Cup in Japan, Head Coach of Nigeria’s future Eagles, Usman Haruna Ilerika said his boys played and lost to an experienced Dutch side.

Coach Ilerika in Japan said apprehension on the part of his boys in the first 30mins of the game was responsible for the cheap goal they conceded against the Netherland, but did not see the result as inadequate, considering the level of exposure of their opponent.

He elucidated further that the Dutch boys had better chemistry and understanding of themselves together, owing to the fact that majority of them play in the B teams of most European clubs.

However, Ilerika owned it up that the defeat will not be an excuse for his wards.

The energetic FCT FA secretary went on to say they will dust up and turn their attention to their next match against the host team, hoping to mobilize and rally his boys back to get a win against Japan.

"We lost to Netherland 0-1, not too bad on the part of the team, considering the exposure of the boys.

"My boys were a bit jittery in the first 30mins of the game and we conceded a very cheap goal.

"We played against a very good side, most of the Dutch boys are in very well-nurtured academies in team B of most of those big clubs in Europe and the chemistry is there for them, although it is not an excuse.

"We on our part, we have been able to see how the boys can push up in the next match because we need to do some experiment, this is our first game at this level.

"We have seen the experiment and we hope that in the second game we are going to come better against Japan, we are hoping for a win in our next game and see how the team can be better."

Nigeria plays Japan in her second match of the international dream cup on Friday, while the team wraps up their tournament with a match against the United States of America on Sunday at the Fukushima stadium, Japan.

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