Flying Eagles pick 30 players for U20 AFCON qualifiers

Flying Eagles will fly out to Niger Republic for the U20 AFCON qualifiers with an enlarged squad of 30 players, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The tournament organisers allow an enlarged squad due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, but teams will have to pick up the expenses for additional players.

The short time coach Ladan Bosso has had to prepare for the WAFU B qualifiers has forced the NFF to go with a big squad.

“I have carefully selected 30 players for final phase of our preparations and this will hold in Niamey where we hope to have complete concentration, as well as blending and bonding of the team ahead of the qualifiers billed to kick off on May 7,” Bosso stated during an interview with the media in Abuja.

The Flying Eagles will face Ghana and Burkina Faso in the Group B of the WAFU B U-29 Championship. Hosts Niger Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo and Benin Republic are in Group A.

The tournament which holds from May 7th – 20th in Niamey serves as the qualifiers for the 2023 U-20 AFCON. Only two teams from the WAFU B U-20 Championship – the winners of Group A and B – will earn spots at Egypt 2023 U-20 AFCON.