Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has heaped plaudits on the Flying Eagles following Sunday&rsquo;s emphatic 3-1 victory over the Amajita of South Africa in the return leg match of the final qualifying games for the 2013 African Youth Championship slated for Algeria.<br /><br />Ogunjobi said that the squad has clearly made a statement that indeed they are ready to defend their African crown.<br /><br />&ldquo;South Africa is coming out strong in African football and I think this victory today (Sunday) has proved our superiority over them,&rdquo; Ogunjobi said.<br /><br />&ldquo;After the first leg (1-1) draw they still boasted of upstaging us here but now they have been placed where they really belong and I commend the players for a job well done.<br /><br />&ldquo;Above all, qualifying for the 2013 AYC is a first step for them to retaining the crown and I believe with hard work they can retain it.&rdquo;<br /><br />The Osun State FA Chairman who is also a CAF/FIFA Match Commissioner further stated that Flying Eagles victory and qualification for the 2013 AYC has erased the sad memory of the Flamingoes&rsquo; defeat in the FIFA U-17 Women&rsquo;s World Cup in Azerbaijan.