CONFIRMED: Francis Uzoho, Chidozie Awaziem, Valentine Ozoruwafor and Victor Osimhen drafted into the U23 team.
In what appears to be a last minutes push by the Nigeria U23 technical crew, coach Imama Amapakabo has called up four of Super Eagles' players to the U23 camp ahead of all important Africa cup of Nations Qualifiers between Nigeria and Libya.
The Nigeria team are in a precarious situation as they went down 2-0 against Libya in the 1st leg of the encounter played in Tunis on Wednesday.
Imama Amapakabo is upbeat about the chances of the Dream team to upturn the two goals deficit and qualify for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations slated for Egypt later this year.
Uzoho who was in action for the Super Eagles against Seychelles on Friday is expected to be in goal on Monday as the coach seek for alternatives for the suspended Wikki Tourist shot-stopper Adamu Abubakar that was sent off in the first leg at the Ben Guerdane Stadium.
Speaking to the journalist after their evening training on Saturday, the visibly unperturbed Amapakabo is confident about the Nigeria qualification's chances and refuted the notion of drafting in some of Super Eagles players to the team as a panic move.
"I have always have a good working relationship with the Senior National team coach Gernot Rorh and some of the players invited to the Super Eagles were already drafted for the U23. It was a matter of discussing who is going to come for us (U23 team) and who is going to go there (Super Eagles)".
"Fortunately we have a very youthful Senior National team, we could add and subtract which ever way and we have worked together very well with the Senior National team technical crew and whichever player we need as long as they are within the age bracket will be release to us."
Coach Amapakabo who replaced the suspended U23 head coach Salisu Abdullah promised that the Nigeria team would come out victorious on Monday and will qualify for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt where the last 3 team will emerged as the Africa's representatives for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In what appears to be a last minutes push by the Nigeria U23 technical crew, coach Imama Amapakabo has called up four of Super Eagles' players to the U23 camp ahead of all important Africa cup of Nations Qualifiers between Nigeria and Libya.
The Nigeria team are in a precarious situation as they went down 2-0 against Libya in the 1st leg of the encounter played in Tunis on Wednesday.
Imama Amapakabo is upbeat about the chances of the Dream team to upturn the two goals deficit and qualify for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations slated for Egypt later this year.
Uzoho who was in action for the Super Eagles against Seychelles on Friday is expected to be in goal on Monday as the coach seek for alternatives for the suspended Wikki Tourist shot-stopper Adamu Abubakar that was sent off in the first leg at the Ben Guerdane Stadium.
Speaking to the journalist after their evening training on Saturday, the visibly unperturbed Amapakabo is confident about the Nigeria qualification's chances and refuted the notion of drafting in some of Super Eagles players to the team as a panic move.
"I have always have a good working relationship with the Senior National team coach Gernot Rorh and some of the players invited to the Super Eagles were already drafted for the U23. It was a matter of discussing who is going to come for us (U23 team) and who is going to go there (Super Eagles)".
"Fortunately we have a very youthful Senior National team, we could add and subtract which ever way and we have worked together very well with the Senior National team technical crew and whichever player we need as long as they are within the age bracket will be release to us."
Coach Amapakabo who replaced the suspended U23 head coach Salisu Abdullah promised that the Nigeria team would come out victorious on Monday and will qualify for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt where the last 3 team will emerged as the Africa's representatives for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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