Egypt 2023 : Flying Eagles Settle Down In Casablanca

Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles have now settled down in Morocco’s business and financial capital, Casablanca for a one-week remaining coaching camp forward of the Africa U20 Cup of Nations beginning subsequent week Saturday within the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Head Coach Isah Ladan Bosso and wards are staying on the Novotel Lodge in Mohammedia, simply exterior Casablanca, and the pinnacle strategist is upbeat concerning the readiness of his boys to maintain their successful mentality when the event kicks off in 9 days.

“We now have been capable of maintain the identical temper we had in camp earlier than going for the WAFU B U20 Championship in Niamey, which we gained. Since then, we have now performed a sequence of matches and scored loads of objectives, and that’s immense for a successful mentality to remain inside a group.

“Nevertheless, we’re not going to under-rate any of our opponents. Defeating Zambia in Abuja was good for confidence however we all know championship temper could be more durable. We can be able to do the nation proud.”

Nigeria’s first match of the marketing campaign, as they try an eighth continental title, can be towards Senegal’s Cub Lions on the Cairo Worldwide Stadium ranging from 9pm Egypt time on Sunday, nineteenth February. The Flying Eagles, two-time FIFA World Cup runners-up and one-time bronze medallists, will then face hosts Egypt on Wednesday, twenty second February (identical time and identical venue) and Mozambique on Saturday, twenty fifth February (identical time and identical venue).

All 4 semi-finalists on the 12-team championship in Egypt will qualify to fly Africa’s flag on the FIFA U20 World Cup finals to be staged in Indonesia twentieth Could – eleventh June this 12 months.

Nigeria’s 21-man Squad for Egypt 2023 U20 AFCON:

Nathaniel Nwosu, Augustine Njoku, Solomon Agbalaka, Daniel Daga, Abel Ogwuche, Daniel Bameyi, Rilwanu Haliru Sarki, Nicholas Jonathan, Ahmed Abdullahi, Muhammad Aminu, Ibrahim Muhammad, Benjamin Frederick, Emmanuel Uchegbu, Onuche Ogbelu, Jude Sunday, Akanbi Saheed Jimoh, Ayuba Francis Abubakar, Samson Lawal, Olamilekan Adams, Caleb Ochedikwu, Chijioke Aniagboso

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