Nigeria meet dominican republic in U20 World Cup opener

Flying Eagles’ players at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, for today’s Group A opener against Dominican Republic

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will today begin their campaign of the FIFA U20 World Cup. The Nigerian team will take on their counterpart from Dominican Republic in the Group A opener at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza in Argentina.

Head Coach, Ladan Bosso, has expressed confidence in his team picking up the full points to put it in good stead for the next game against Italy, adding that his boys won’t underrate their opponent in their first game of the tournament.

“We are happy with the results from the two friendly matches we played in Buenos Aires. We won one against an Argentina club and then drew with the Colombia U20 team that’s also taking part in this tournament. Those are not bad results.

“More than anything else, what the results have done is to give us confidence that we can get the job done. Victory over Dominican Republic on Sunday (today) will stabilise our winning mentality. It is a factor that matters in championships and that is why we are determined to win on Sunday,” he said.

On Thursday, the seven-time African champions held their first training session in Mendoza, with Coach Bosso supervising a programme that lasted two hours. There was another session on Friday.

Italy-based youngster, Victor Eletu, who eventually joined the squad a couple of days ago, is expected to strengthen the team’s engine room from where the forwards will expect the supplies to down the opposition.

Bosso is expected to present the squad that featured in their friendly against Colombia in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, with Chijioke Aniagbosos in goal, Daniel Bameyi, Solomon Agbalaka, Abel Ogwuche and Benjamin