The national U-23 coach, Samson Siasia, has invited four members of the FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning Golden Eaglets to the camp of the Dream Team in preparation for the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations holding in Senegal in November.
The invited players are captain of the side, Kelechi Nwakali, the tournament’s top scorer Victor Osimhen, and the two wing-backs John Lazarus and Udochukwu Anumudu.
According to thenff.com, Siasia has secured the approval of the Nigeria Football Federation for the invitation of the youngsters.
“I have been monitoring the progress of these boys while the team was being built by my brother, Emmanuel Amuneke,” Siasia told thenff.com.
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“Don’t forget we were in the same hotel and used the same pitch to train and I have been impressed with what I saw them do in Chile, so I think what I just did was rewarding them for a job well done.
“Their invitation is only to tell other players that they too can progress to the senior cadre if they are level-headed and keep working on their game. For me age is not a factor; if they can give me what I want, then they will be part of my team to Senegal. But they must justify their invitation for no player in my team has an automatic shirt.”
The four players have been given a week off before joining up with the rest of the squad in Gambia en route Senegal.
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