Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Ladan Bosso says the team will begin the second phase of their preparation for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations by January.

Bosso has been in camp for two weeks and so far his team has won every test game played against local teams but from next week they will step it up by playing against teams from the Nigeria Professional Football League and also the Nigeria National League (NNL).

He said that will be the final lap of their preparation with players based in Nigeria before a decision will be taken on areas where he will look abroad for players who will join the team in January. One month before the AFCON gets underway in Egypt.

In an exclusive chat with Owngoalnigeria.com, he said he has already sounded out ten players but he will no doubt trim the list pending on areas where the team is lacking or needs more options.

” If I am calling a player based abroad. I expect that player to walk into my team and make a difference, I won’t call a player from a team in Europe and keep him on the bench. I have ten names but I am waiting to see where we will need reinforcement before settling for some in the list”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

On if he is open to the idea of calling players born abroad, the coach said he won’t hesitate to pick among them if they have the quality to make the team better and also decide to play for Nigeria.

” It starts with the quality and if they can improve our team. They are Nigerians and it will be unfair to discriminate against them because of where they were born but we also have to be sure of the player’s willingness to play for Nigeria before making our move”, he remarked.

Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam are well known and regarded as one of the best when it comes to identifying and grooming talents to global stardom. As a matter of fact a lot of people believe they are top in the world in that regard.

Their model which involves intensive scouting of players from all over the world has seen them make more money from players sale than most teams in Europe. That model is now what most teams around the world is now emulating.

It was how they got Shedrach Ebite, a 16 year old striker who was signed last summer from fellow Dutch side Den Bosch and has wasted no time in making his mark at the club.

“The interest of Ajax came as a surprise. In March 2022 I was allowed to train for three days, a short internship period. This internship took a lot of getting used to for me. The first training was not normal, the pace was ten times higher. Act quickly and much smaller spaces than at FC Den Bosch”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Sheddy as he is called has caught the eyes not just with his skills, strength or goal scoring ability. His pace has been what has been pinpointed as his major assest, something which he said he inherited from his Nigerian mother who was an athlete. His father also from Nigeria was a sportsman.

“My parents were both born in Nigeria and came to the Netherlands at a young age. My mother did athletics and was a sprinter in Nigeria, hence my speed, I think.” His father was also a sportsman in their home country. “He played football in Nigeria and is really my football mentor. He used to always stand along the line and give me a lot of tips at home.”

The former captain of the senior national team of Nigeria John Obi Mikel says the senior national team of Nigeria has dropped down the pecking order in the list of feared team in Africa.

Nigeria missed out on the qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar losing out on away goal rule to Ghana in the playoff of the qualifiers. Mikel said the failure to qualify for the World Cup tops the decline that has been evident over the years.

” The failure to qualify for the World Cup didn’t happen by accident. It was a steady decline which started in 2019 I think and as at 2020, the team has lost the fear factor it had two years ago. People forget how good we were in 2018″, Mikel said in a video made available to OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Speaking further, he said other African countries caught up with Nigeria by employing the right coaches to tinker their national team. In his words teams like Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia, Cameroon and Egypt have now moved ahead of Nigeria within a space of four years.

” You see the kind of coaches Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon, Senegal and Egypt have had in the past four years. You’ll agree with me that it was intentional. Coaches who understand the team’s strength and weaknesses. Work out a quick way to get the best and here they are now”, he said.

” With all due respect to those responsible for appointment of coaches in Nigeria. We haven’t had the best for the system that is best for our players. Talent isn’t missing in the team but harnessing them for a common goal is the missing piece. Super Eagles have been left behind in Africa”, he concluded.

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The Nigeria U20 team of coach Ladan Bosso played  another test game as part of their preparation for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations and came out with a resounding 8-1 win over AA Zaura Academy.

Ojora Mustapha drove the ball beyond the keeper. Most teams would now be happy to defend for a while to compensate for an early goal but Zaura didn’t change their formation or tactics, and Flying Eagles took advantage.

About four minutes later Adam Olamilekan was tripped inside the box, after little contact. The silky winger had earned a penalty for Yahaya Ibrahim to score, 2-0.

Salisu Abdullahi reduced the deficit for Zaura in the 31st minute.

For Flying Eagles and Zaura the best way of defense is attack, but Flying Eagles had the luxury of being 3-1 up! After a delicious pass from Daniel Daga, Aminu Mohammed finished of the main course with a great finish.

For Zaura, this was in danger of becoming a cricket score, so what happened? They conceded another as Ayuba Francis showed predatory instinct.

An own goal from Mahmoud Mohammed made the scoreline 5-1 before Ayuba Francis bagged a brace.

Flying Eagles were playing like gods, whereas Zaura were abysmal at best. Even at half-time, no-one could quite believe their eyes at the scoreline.

For Ladan Bosso it would probably be one of the easiest team-talks he will ever make and probably the same for the Zaura manager, as whatever he would say would fall upon deaf ears.

After the break Flying Eagles played the possession game they have perfected as Zaura played a little bit better, but not much.

Substitutes Shettima Umar and Olawiyola Matthew added two more goals for Bosso’s team.

For the neutrals it was splendid to watch, for the Nigeria U20 team it was beautiful to play.

Flying Eagles XI: Nathaniel Nwosu, Augustine Njoku, Solomon Agbalaka, Benjamin Fredrick, Daniel Bamaiyi, Daniel Daga, Aminu Mohammed, Yahaya Ibrahim, Olamilekan Adam, Ojora Mustapha, Ayuba Francis

Reserves: Chijioke Aniagboso, Samson Drambi, Obinna Aha, Hassan Shuaibu, Odole Adedoyin, Tambi Nathaniel, Wilfred George, Johnson Onoha, Umar Shettima, Musa Usman, Kadiri Collins, Shodeinde Moses, Olayiwola Matthew, Okoroji Chukwudi, Sadiq Yalwa, Anas Yusuf, Bright Vincent, John Joshua, Chijioke Osuji

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The coach of the Nigeria U20 team Ladan Bosso has congratulated 17 year old Nigerian midfielder Victor Ehuwa Eletu on his new deal with Italian giant AC Milan, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.

Eletu penned his first professional deal with the Rossoneri after impressing with the youth team under Ignacio Abate. He has played 11 games this season for the B team where he is one of their captains.

Born in Lagos, his rise through the ranks at AC Milan hasn’t gone unnoticed with head coach of the Nigeria U20 team Ladan Bosso keen on having him in his team for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt next year.

” This year was when I first got to know about him when he trained with the first team. I also got wind of his rise when he was named as captain of the U19 side. He is a special talent and I congratulate him on his new deal”, Bosso told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

” My plan is to build the base of my team with the players here with me before bringing in the ones based abroad and Eletu is in my list as that is a special case. By January when I have seen areas that need more options and also strength. I will decide on all other call ups for players based abroad”, he remarked during the exclusive chat.

The goalkeepers department of the senior national team of Nigeria is one that requires immediate attention with the top two at the moment not inspiring confidence.

For now Francis Uzoho is the choice with Maduka Okoye firmly established as his deputy, the third choice appears to be Adebayo Adeleye of Israel side Hapoel Katamon but all there haven’t quite convinced yet.

According to the goalkeeper’s coach of the team Ike Shorunmu, the technical crew are still looking for more options between the sticks to bring more competitions to the trio they have at the moment, and from the look of things Crystal Palace goalkeeper Owen Goodman is interested in the role.

Eligible for Nigeria, Canada and also England, the 19 year old is publicly showing his interest in playing for Nigeria. He has played for only Canada at U20 level but his heart is with the Super Eagles.

In the heat of the World Cup and with Canada taking part, his mother posted her son’s picture in the Super Eagles new jersey with the caption “Super Eagles Soon”. Already we gathered talks have been advanced in that regards.

Some of his representatives have already held talks with the new NFF president Ibrahim Musa Gusau who has passed the goalkeeper’s name to coach of the senior national team Jose Peseiro for further scouting and a possible call up.

The most anticipated move after the World Cup will no doubt be that of football icon Cristiano Ronaldo following his contract termination with Manchester United. It means he is free to join any team even before the transfer window opens in January.

Although he is focused on helping Portugal end the world cup on a high, the 37 year old is said to be mulling over an offer from Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr. The deal will reportedly see him earn in excess of $200 million in a year.

It will be the second time, they will be splashing big on a star player after the World Cup if the deal happens as four years ago, they successfully signed Ahmed Musa from Leicester City. His stay at the club can’t be termed as successful.

Musa ended up terminating his contract two years ago but he still occupies a place in the minds of close followers of the team and with Ronaldo’s impending transfer, which is widely speculated as a possibility. His name has once again hit the news.

” Musa was the first star we had in shirt number 7. I think Ronaldo will wear it when he comes. The news is e everywhere and it will be a big coup for football in Saudi Arabia. He will wear the 7 shirt like Musa if he comes here and we hope he makes a bigger impact than the Nigerian. Musa wasn’t settled at All Nassr”, Nazir Mohammed, a young journalist in Saudi Arabia told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have quickly played down suggestions that they are keen on hiring the present coach of Saudi Arabia Herve Renard for the senior national team of Nigeria.

Renard has been largely pointed at as the man to help the Super Eagles regain their place if pride in African football and with deal of present coach Jose Peseiro running out, there is every chance of the NFF looking not to renew his deal.

Peseiro has only handled the team in two competitive games and he picked up wins against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe winning 2-1 and 10-0 respectively. He has however failed to win in any of the friendly games against top teams in Africa, South America and recently Europe with the latest 0-4 thrashing against Portugal.

His current deal has less than six months to go and talks over an extension has been put on halt. Opening the possibility of the coach departing at the end of his deal early next year. Renard has been suggested as a potential target if his deal isn’t renewed.

” No, we are not looking at any coach. We have Peseiro and he has our backing. A lot of people are not comfortable with the results against the big teams we have played, but it’s a process and his renewal won’t be about those games only. There is still some time before his deal runs out”,a chieftain of the NFF told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

” You see the coach of Saudi Arabia that many are saying should be our target? He is not in our league. His present salary is around what we get in a year from the government. How can we afford him. There are coaches out there but the problem is the money isn’t what we can pay”,he concluded.