The U20 team of Nigeria who will play at the U20 World Cup have been told to report to training in two weeks time and not this week as earlier planned, OGN can exclusively reveal.
Sources at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the decision to postpone the resumption of the team for preparation for the World Cup was taken due to paucity of funds and the fact that the football house want to concentrate on the U17 team, who will be leaving for the AFCON soon.
It means the Nigeria U20 team will have less than a month in camp for preparation if FIFA stick to the original date for the tournament despite deciding to strip Indonesia off the hosting right of the tournament.
Already, the other African teams like Senegal, Gambia and Tunisia who will be at the World are in camp already. The situation with Nigeria will no doubt frustrate the plan to inject new players into the team.
Nigeria secured a spot at the World Cup by finishing third at the Africa U20 AFCON but the display of the Ladan Bosso led team made many to call for the addition of new players to the team. However that move is now under threat with the team now having limited time in camp to assess any potential new player.
Damian Waziri
