U20 AFCON: Ladan Bosso to submit final list January 20

Published on: 02 January 2023

Reports reaching us at Nigeriasoccernet.com revealed that Flying Eagles coach, Ladan Bosso will submit his final list for the U20 AFCON January 20.

With the U20 AFCON set to kick-off on February 19 in Cairo, Bosso who already is tying up his list promised to reveal his final squad of 30 players a month before his team's first game.

All participanting teams will have enlarged 30 man squad thanks to the measures put in place by CAF to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic.

In the report from The Sun Nigeria, The Flying Eagles will resume training camp on Sunday with top team officials suggesting that 35 players that would include overseas-based pros expected to report.

Bosso has already listed some of the foreign pros he will draft for the final phase of preparations.

They are Ibrahim Mohammed Ibeji (winger, Cartegena/Spain), Ahmed Abdullahi (striker, Gent/Belgium), Lawal Samson (attacking midfielder, Germany) as well as Lekan Oyedele (left fullback, Feirense/Portugal).

Bosso's men are to depart the shores of the country this month ending to either Morocco or Spain where they'll finalize their preparations for the tournament.

The choice of those countries for final preparations is to help the players acclimatize to the weather in Egypt.

 

By Oluwayemi Omolagba 

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