Niger Under-17 coach Francisco Castano Benito says he won’t resign despite his team being eliminated from the on-going 11th CAF Junior Championship in Niamey, Niger Republic.
Benito has insisted that despite the setback, he hopes to continue with the Young Mena whom he believes are the future of Nigerien football.
Niger lost two consecutive matches-a 2-0 reversal against the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria and a 2-1 loss to the Young Chipolopolo of Zambia meant their Fifa 2015 Under-17 World Cup hopes went up in smoke.
“We tried our best but it wasn't good enough, I would say this young team has the potential to lead Niger into the future,”he told supersport.com
“The game against Zambia wasn't easy, we made the same mistakes against Nigeria. This team is young, but I can see the potentials already.
The Spain-born coach also reiterated his desire to continue with the team and says he isn't thinking about resigning but rather looking forward to the next game
“No, I’m not even thinking of that. We still have a game to go and we want to go out with our heads high,”he said when he was asked if he would resign”Benito affirmed.
“We want to give the Nigerien fans something to cheer about in our last game against Guinea. They deserve it for their support.
“The team needs to be kept together whether I’m here or not, there are potentials in this team and I believe they will be the future of the game here (Niger).”
Niger is rock bottom of Group A of the Africa Junior Championship with no points after consecutive losses to Nigeria and Zambia. Nigeria and tops with four points, same with Guinea, but the Eaglets are ahead on goals difference.
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