The head coach of the Nigerian U20 Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso has said his side will not underrate their opposition as they prepare to face Dominican Republic today in their world cup opener.

The experienced gaffer made this assurance when he and his assistants and the players were at the match venue on Friday evening for a familiarization visit ahead of Sunday’s encounter, which is their first in a pool that also includes Italy and Brazil.

As I stated earlier, we are happy with the results from the two friendly matches we played in Buenos Aires. We won one against an Argentina club and then drew with the Colombia U20 team that’s also taking part in this tournament. Those are not bad results.

“More than anything else, what the results have done is to give us confidence that we can get the job done. Victory over Dominican Republic on Sunday will stabilise our winning mentality. It is a factor that matters in championships and that is why we are determined to win on Sunday.”

After tonights game against the lowest ranked team in the group, Nigeria will face Italy before meeting Brazil in their final group game in Argentina.