As many as five players have officially received an invitation to be part of the Nigeria U20 team, when they resume in January in preparation for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations in February, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Head coach of the Nigeria U20 team Ladan Bosso has plans of calling up ten players to beef up his team in areas where the team needs a lot of adjustment and competitions. He wants them to complement the Nigerian based players.
Bosso has been in camp with the players for the past one month before heading on a break for the yuletide. They will resume in January where it is expected that some or all of the foreign based players will be available to join the team.
The U20 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from 18th February to 12th March, 2023 in Egypt. The top four teams will qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup scheduled to place in Indonesia from 20th May to 11th June next year.
Below are the list of players we can confirm have received their letter of invitation and it includes AC teen sensation Victor Eletu, who recently signed his first professional deal with the Serie A champions.
Lekan Oyedele – CD Feirense (Portugal)
Abel Ogwuche- Trelleborgs ( Sweden)
Victor Ehuwa Eletu – ( AC Milan)
Ahmed Abdullahi – (Gent )
Adams Olubi – Zalgiris ( Lithuania).