By John Egbokhan, reporting from UAE
Golden Eaglets assistant coach Nduka Ugbade has said his team will outclass Iran in a U17 World Cup Round of 16 clash in Al Ain on Tuesday.

The Eaglets have won the U17 World Cup three times, while Iran are making only their third appearance at the competition.

And Ugbade said he believes the experience and pedigree of the Golden Eaglets will come in handy on Tuesday evening.

“We have been keeping tabs on all our likely opponents and I paid so much attention to the game between Iran and Austria on Friday which they won by 1-0,” stated Ugbade, who captained Nigeria to win the trophy in 1985.

“The Iranians are a good side no doubt, but with all modesty, we should be able to cope well against them.”

Ugbade said the Golden Eaglets are not being carried away after an impressive first round performance, where they scored an impressive 14 goals in three matches including a 6-1 thrashing of defending champions Mexico.

“Of course, we are getting better since we defeated Mexico and the boys did well against Iraq on Friday with a 5-0 win, but I have no doubt that we would overcome the Iranians if we can correct some specific lapses we have noticed,” he noted.