“The team to beat” – Olympic gold medalist tips Flying Eagles to crush all opposition in Egypt

The seven-time continental champions will goal a report eighth title and a World Cup ticket when the youth Championship begins subsequent month

1996 Atlanta Olympic Video games gold medalist Joseph Dosu has backed Flying Eagles head coach Ladan Bosso to place collectively a strong group able to going all the best way to win the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria are essentially the most profitable group on the U20 Championship with seven titles however the group has not tasted glory in eight years with the final title triumph coming in 2015.

However the Flying Eagles raised the hopes of their teeming followers final 12 months once they defeated all-comers, together with Benin Republic within the last, to win the WAFU Zone B competitors.

Head coach Bosso has, nevertheless, opted so as to add extra foreign-based children to that conquering group whereas among the gamers have been dropped forward of the Afcon correct.

Former nationwide group goalkeeper Joseph Dosu is assured that the chopping off of outdated gamers and the addition of latest ones will solely make the Eagles stronger.

And Dosu has expressed optimism that coach Bosso’s last group will make the nation proud in Egypt. 

“I’m very optimistic of the Flying Eagles successful the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt,” Dosu instructed Full Sports activities.

“The gamers that Ladan Bosso has invited are very thrilling and can for certain make the nation proud.

“Sure it received’t be simple, nevertheless, I’ve little question that they would be the group to beat.”
Nigeria’s major job in Egypt can be to make it out of a tricky Group A that additionally has the hosts, Senegal, and Mozambique.

The Flying Eagles will start their Afcon marketing campaign with an opening-day conflict in opposition to host Egypt on February 19 in Cairo.