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We’ve corrected errors from Senegal loss, says Nigeria coach Ladan Bosso
By Monsurah Olatunji
Head coach of Nigeria U20 men’s team Ladan Bosso has revealed that his side have corrected the errors noticed in in the opening group match defeat against Senegal.
The Flying Eagles are aiming to get back on track in the U20 Africa Cup of Nations as they slug it out with hosts nation Egypt in their second group match at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday.
The Flying Eagles lost narrowly to Young Teranga Lions 1-0 on Sunday but still stand a chance of qualifying for the quarter-final stage of the competition.
Despite being dropped to the bottom of the group, hte 2007 Afcon winner is upbeat that they can upset the hosts as coaches worked more on raising the spirit of the players after losing the first match.
“There are high expectations at home and with the level of preparation and support from the Federation, we have no reason not to give our best,” Bosso told media.
“Nevertheless, we’ve lost to Senegal in a manner in which we shouldn’t have, but then we just have to check out where we went wrong.
“I want people to know that the spirit is very high, though the morale was down after the first game we as coaches have to raise the spirit of the players.
“I think losing the first match is not something that cannot be amended, it was even good that will be lost at the beginning than lose in the end.
“We have time to adjust and we must show Nigerians, we hope that after adjusting to the errors we will have a good result. We seek the prayers and cooperation of Nigerians,” he concluded.
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