By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Sani Suleiman has commented on the Flying Eagles stalemate with Colombia, Prompt News reports.
Nigeria and Colombia battled to 1-1 draw in their Group F clash at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Monday morning.
The Flying Eagles earned a berth in the Round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams.
Suleiman is hopeful the team will put up a better display in the knockout round.
“I’m very happy that we qualified for the knockout stage,” he told FIFA.com.
“Determination and teamwork helped us to get the result against Colombia and now we are through. Hopefully we will not struggle the way we struggled in the group stage and even though I will not be part of them (against Argentina) I trust my teammates not to disappoint.”
Nigeria will take on Argentina in the Round of 16 in Santiago on Wednesday.
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