SUPER EAGLES COACH, JOSE PESEIRO, HAS CONSOLED THE FLYING EAGLES AFTER THEY WERE KNOCKED OUT OF THE FIFA UNDER-20 WORLD CUP, IN THE QUARTER-FINALS BY SOUTH KOREA ON SUNDAY EVENING.

PESEIRO, WHILE REACTING TO THE LOSS APPRECIATED THE EFFORT OF COACH LADAN BOSSO’S BOYS, URGING THEM TO TAKE THE POSITIVE FROM THE DEFEAT.

HE SAID NIGERIANS ARE PROUD OF THE TEAM WHO HAD FOUGHT HARD TO EARN A PLACE AMONG THE TOP 8 TEAMS IN THE WORLD.

NIGERIA’S CLOSEST ATTEMPT AT WINNING THE UNDER-20 WORLD CUP WAS THE 2-1 FINAL LOSS TO ARGENTINA IN 2005 AND THE 2-0 DEFEAT TO PORTUGAL IN THE FINAL OF THE 1989 EDITION IN SAUDI ARABIA.