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Flying Eagles and Hamburg Hsv of Germany player, Chrisantus Macaulay, has fully recovered from his injury and is raring to go for Nigeria in our next duel in the Under-20 Africa Youth Championship (AYC) qualifier against Sudan.

The player, who limped out of Nigeria’s 2–0 victory over visiting Junior Lions of Senegal in the African qualifier in Abeokuta about three weeks ago, sent warning signals to Flying Eagles’ foes, as he scored two goals on Saturday in Hamburg’s 6–0 victory against Vfl Pinneberg in a tune-up game in preparation for the coming German Bundesliga.

“I am happy to tell you that I scored two goals in my team’s 6–0 win in a friendly match against Pinneberg, which shows that I am raring to go in our remaining qualifying matches in the AYC.

“I am now fully fit for our (Flying Eagles’) next match against Sudan. I felt extremely bad that I couldn’t conclude our game against Senegal due to injury. I had actually planned to put in my best in the match to ensure we win with wide margin if not for the injury I sustained. However, I was happy when we won.

“I was happier when I received the news that we beat Senegal 1–0 again on their home ground and have moved to the next round of the AYC qualifiers.
“I can assure you that I will also contribute my quota in our matches against Sudan by the special grace of God,” the Golden Boot winner in the last Under-17 World Cup held in South Korea disclosed.
The player, who scored the last two goals (5th and 6th) in the match, could have scored a hat trick against Pinneberg after rounding the goalkeeper only for the ball to go inches wide.

His Hamburg coach, Martin Jol, was full of praises for the gangling striker after the match.
“My coach was very happy after the match. He rated me as one of the best talented players in the world and encouraged me to continue in this manner. He told me that the sky would only be my limit,” an elated Chrisantus disclosed.

The Hamburg team are due to leave for Austria this week for a weeklong training in preparations for the new German League. But the player promised to cut short his journey with his German team if need be to star for the Flying Eagles in Nigeria’s next qualifying match.
“We are traveling to Austria for a weeklong training, but I will surely come to Nigeria for the Flying Eagles’ next match,” he promised.