Under 20 AFCON: Ladan Bosso Wants His Wards To Reach Semifinal

• Flying Eagles of Nigeria will be facing Uganda Under 20 team for a place into the semi-final of the 2023 AFCON
• Ladan Bosso who is the gaffer of the Nigerian team explained that his wards' main focus is to win and qualify for the World Cup
• Bosso also stated clearly that he wants his players to get the victory for the new Nigeria's President elect Tinubu

Ladan Bosso who is the head coach of the Nigerian Under 20 male national team has made it clear that his target and that of his wards is to qualify for the 2023 World Cup.

The former El-Kanemi Warriors coach and his players are currently preparing for their quarter-final match against Uganda at the ongoing Under-20 AFCON which will be played on Thursday night, 2 March.

A win for the Flying Eagles will give them the ticket to play at the World Cup later this year and Bosso says his players are ready to make Nigerians happy.

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According to the report on Complete Sports, Bosso assured Nigerians that it is a must for his boys to record a win against Uganda on Thursday evening.

Statement made by Bosso

“We all know that Nigeria has qualified to the quarter-final stage and knowing fully that we have an objective of coming out of this place and the least task ahead of us is to pick one of the slots to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

''We’re almost there but it is not yet sealed. We believe and hope that at the end of the regulation time tomorrow we should be celebrating.”

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Ladan Bosso and his wards started their campaign in the competition unimpressive losing against Senegal before they raised their games to win their next two games.

After their opening defeat, fans in Nigeria were not happy with some even blasting Bosso for the pattern he instructed his men to play.

Samson Lawal and Ibrahim Muhammad scored two sublime goals for Bosso’s side in the first half.