The U20 team of Nigeria will head into today’s round of 16 game of the U20 World Cup in a state of uncertainty after not being able to train on the pitch, where the game will take place, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Ladan Bosso led team arrived in San Juan for the game yesterday ahead of the game today by 10pm Nigerian team. The players who were meant to wait at the airport for nine hours were exhausted upon arrival.
According to a Twitter handle dedicated to news around Argentina football @Golazoargentino, the move seems to be planned to deny the Nigerians any form of comfort ahead of the game today against the host.
He suggested that it’s a common thing with teams in South America. It means the Nigerian team are already fighting a battle off the pitch before the main battle comes up at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario.
Mohammed Mowiz
