We’ll fight Flying Eagles to the finish-Monteiro

Ladan Bosso led Flying Eagles will have to dig deep and watch their back ahead of their clash against Mozambique at the ongoing CAF U-20 Nations Cup  on Saturday.  This follows resolve of the opponents to do everything to snatch victory in the encounter.

Mozambique head coach, Dario Monteiro says his side will go all out for a win in their final Group A game against the Flying Eagles of Nigeria.

Young Os Mambas have picked just one point from their opening two games.

Monteiro’s side held hosts Egypt to a 0-0 draw in their first game, and were dispatched to the cleaners by Senegal thanks to a 3-0 bashing on Wednesday night. The results leave the Mozambicans in a tight corner, and will have to beat Flying Eagles of Nigeria in their last group match in Ismailia to stand a chance of progressing to the knockout stage.

“We are now preparing to face Nigeria on Saturday. The match is not easy, but we are holding on to our chance to rise and we will fight for victory. It is now clear, either we win or we return to our country,” Monteiro told journalists at his post-match conference.

“We performed well in the first half and prevented Senegal from scoring any goal. We also took the initiative to attack and tried to score, but we did not take advantage of the opportunity.

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“The situation was completely different in the second half, and the team could not continue to resist the Senegal attack. We have to admit that the Senegal national team is very strong and we have more time to reach their level.”

Flying Eagles lost the opener against Senegal but bounce back after beating Egypt and will be hoping to consolidate on Saturday to hopefully register to victories and a loss in three matches.