Bosso Invites 35 For AFCON tourney
Flying Eagles players and crew celebrate after winning the WAFU U-20 Championships in Niamey, Niger. They beat their Beninese counterparts 3-1 in the final to qualify for the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Head Coach of the U-20 national football team, Isah Ladan Bosso, yesterday, invited 35 players for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament.
The AFCON, from which Africa’s representatives to the FIFA U20 World Cup would emerge from holds between February 19 and March 11, in Egypt.
Specifically, all four semi-finalists will represent Africa at World Cup in Indonesia.
Nigeria is in Group A alongside hosts, Egypt, Senegal, and Mozambique in the 12-nation tournament to be played across three centres of Cairo, Alexandria, and Ismailia.
Other countries are Uganda, Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Congo in Group B, and The Gambia, Tunisia, Benin Republic, and Zambia in Group C.
According to the release from the Nigeria Football Federation, training will start tomorrow for the selection of the final team for the tournament.
Top on the list of invited players is the team’s first-choice goalkeeper, Nathaniel Nwosu, who is also the Olympic Eagles’ number-one keeper.
Other keepers are Chijioke Anigboso (Giant Brillars); Saheed Akanbi (Adoration FC) and John Otunbulon (Mavloon FC).
Invited defenders are Benjamin Frederick (Nasarawa FC); Adedoyin Odole (36 Lions); Daniel Bamaiyi (YumYum FC); Femi Abubakar (Madiba FC); Nathaniel Tambe (Box2Box FC); Solomon Agbalaka (Broad City); Aminu Yusuf (Lobi Stars); Hassan Shaibu (Smart City); Augustine Njoku (Abia Warriors).
Midfielders that made the cut are Daniel Daga (Dakkada FC); Ogbelu Onoche (Nasarawa United); Frederick Godwin (City FC); Jonathan Nicholas (Simoiben FC); Muhammad Aminu (Mailantarki FC); Shatima Umar, and Abdulrahman Adam (Mahaniam FC) among others.
Some forwards that made the list are Jude Sunday (Realsaphier FC); Ifesinachi Obiakwu (36 Lions); Adams Olalekan (Remo Stars); Emma Ochegbu (Plateau United); Haliru Sarki (Maikunkele FC); Christogonus Ibe (Chukwuebuka FC); Faruk Salami (Ikorodu City), and Ayuba Francis of Nasarawa United.
Related
Sport
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.