MIDFIELD maestro Kelechi Nwakali is the latest player to
join the camp of Nigeria’s U23 boys, Olympic Eagles in Abuja as the team
intensifies preparations ahead of the 3rd Africa U23 Cup of Nations holding in
Egypt early next month.
The former U17 World Cup –winning captain who plays for
Spanish side SD Huesa was among the players that took part in Thursday's
morning training session at the National Stadium training pitch, supervised by
Coach Imama Amapakabo and his assistants.
“Feels good to be back with the team #u23 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬#nigeria
#nwakali25,” he said while uploading a picture from his training session on his
Instagram account.
The mercurial midfielder played an integral part in the
qualifiers as the team dispatched Libya and Sudan to book a slot in the U23
AFCON finals.
Nigeria’s U23 squad open their campaign against Cote
d'Ivoire in the tournament on 9th November in Cairo before taking on Zambia on
12th November and South Africa on 15th November. All their matches will hold at
the Al Salam Stadium.
Winners, runners up and third placed teams will represent
Africa in next year's Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
The fiesta is expected to last for two weeks, from 8-22
November, 2019.
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