Home
Other Sports
U23 AFCON qualifier: Azubuike Favours To Captain Nigeria U23 Team, Nwakali As Assistant

U23 AFCON qualifier: Azubuike Favours To Captain Nigeria U23 Team, Nwakali As Assistant

by Niyi Busari,
Mar 19, 2019
in Other Sports

82 views

U23 AFCON qualifier: Azubuike Favours To Captain Nigeria U23 Team, Nwakali As Assistant By Sampson Adedeji BSNSports.com.ng understand that Rizespor FC of Turkey midfielder, Azubuike Okechukwu will be handed the captaincy of the Nigeria U23 team who are now in Tunisia for the African Nation Cup qualifying match against Libya. The team dominated by home-based players under the tutelage of Imama Amapakabo has been in camp for close to a month ago getting ready for the tie. The team departed for Tunisia on Wednesday and invited foreign based players have already arrived Tunisia on Monday. Nwakali who is on loan from Arsenal to Porto B team is expected be the assistant captain and also to anchor the midfield alongside the favoured captain Rizespor of Turkey midfielder Azubuike Okechukwu. The match is slated for Wednesday in Tunisia.

author

Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

Author Posts