U-20 AFCON camp: Bosso sends 15 Flying Eagles players home

Nigeria head to the continental championship subsequent 12 months as winners of the regional match

Fifteen gamers of the Flying Eagles have been despatched packing from the group camp as preparations gear up for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

It will be recalled that Nigeria’s U20 group defeated Benin Republic 3-1 to win the WAFU Zone B competitors in Could.

The triumph sealed the Flying Eagles’ spot at subsequent 12 months’s continental championship to be hosted by Egypt.

Forward of the competitors, head coach Ladan Bosso invited 40 gamers to camp final Monday.

And after per week of coaching and three pleasant matches, Bosso has decamped 15 gamers.

The veteran tactician has revealed that among the gamers despatched dwelling had points with accidents and documentation.

“Gamers with accidents usually are not accepted as a result of the nationwide group will not be a rehabilitation centre,” Bosso informed Brila FM. “So, go and end your therapy and doubtless, you’ll be able to meet us in January.

“So, I’ve given them that full break throughout the subsequent two weeks. And people with passport points, should you don’t have a passport, there isn’t any approach you’ll be able to play within the nationwide group.”

Whereas Bosso has left the door open for the decamped gamers, the previous United boss has invited new gamers to beef up the group.

Egypt will host the U-20 AFCON from February 18 to March 12, 2023.