AFCON 2023 U20: Bosso Expresses Anger Over Nigeria’s Loss to Gambia

• Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Monday night, 6 March, lost against Gambia in the semi-final of the 2023 Under 20 AFCON
• The tonic gotten by the Nigerian team is that they have qualified for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup
• However, Bosso was not happy with the loss against Gambia claiming that his players were naive

Ladan Bosso who is the handler of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria has expressed unhappiness following his side's defeat against Gambia in the semi-final of the 2023 Under 20 African Cup of Nations going on in Egypt.

Gambia against all odds defeated Nigeria 1-0 to book their place in the final of the competition where they will face Senegal in what is expected to be a tough battle.

Going into the game against the Gambians, the Flying Eagles were tipped to record a win, but their opponents were more determined to get the victory.

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According to the report on Complete Sports, Bosso explained that his players were so naive in the game against Gambia.

Ladan Bosso's reaction

“We lost stupidly, we were naive from the start. We failed to take our chances and we also missed the penalty in the 86th minute.

“I am very frustrated because we had the team to go all the way. Football is cruel. We didn’t measure up. I congratulate The Gambia for winning.''

Nigeria suffer defeat against Gambia

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Flying Eagles of Nigeria have missed the chance to reach the final of the 2023 Under-20 African Cup of Nations after losing 1-0 to Gambia in their semi-final game on Monday night, 6 March.

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This was not the result Nigerians had expected considering the Flying Eagles performance in the quarter-final, but the Gambian players were more determined to reach the final of the competition.

Going into this game, outgoing Nigerian president, Buhari, saluted the Flying Eagles for reaching the semi-final and urged them to return to the country with the title.

But that will not be possible again as they have been beaten.

Gambia started the encounter impressively and they waited for only seven minutes to score their goal through Adama Bojang.