Nigeria U17 MNT head Coach, Nduka Ugbade believes the Players will go on to excel despite the quarter-final heartbreak in the Cup of Nations.

Burkina Faso U17 snatched a 2-1 victory against Nigeria U17 on Thursday, but Ugbade insists the team gave it their all.

“The players are disappointed of course because they are young but we must support them because they need to continue their careers,” Ugbade said in his post-match press conference.

“We should work on their development because I believe that some of these players will eventually move to the senior national team.”