All eyes on Flying Eagles as 2023 U-20 World Cup kick-offs in Argentina

The 2023 model of the FIFA U-20 World Cup will opt up underway in Argentina on Saturday (on the present time) with Nigeria’s Flying Eagles making an strive to train the title for the major time.
The Flying Eagles are amongst the four countries that can be representing Africa on the biennial competition, which would possibly perhaps perhaps lope from Could seemingly even merely 20 to June 11.
The opposite three are; Senegal, Gambia and Tunisia.
Ladan Bosso’s facet came third on the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations earlier in the twelve months in Egypt and opinions are divided on how far the group can breeze in Argentina.
Drawn in the match’s toughest neighborhood with 5-time champions Brazil, European powerhouse Italy and debutants Dominican Republic, the Flying Eagles will adore their potentialities following the injection of some current gamers in the group.
Bosso has wielded the extensive stick by shedding some underperforming gamers on the U-20 AFCON in Egypt.
Among the many gamers dropped are Ochefu Ogbelu, Adams Olamilekan and Ibrahim Mohammed.
AC Milan teenager, Victor Eletu leads the present invitees and eyes can be on the defensive midfielder and the present boys on the competition.
The group showed character by rallying to care for Colombia to an exhilarating 3-3 in a friendly on Tuesday.
PAST RECORDS
Argentina 2023 would possibly perhaps perhaps well be the Flying Eagles’ Thirteenth look on the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Flying Eagles salvage made it to the closing of the competition twice in the previous (1989 & 2005) shedding to Portugal and The Netherlands on each instances.
The West Africans won a bronze medal on their 2d look in the competition in 1985.
The group salvage made it to the quarter-finals thrice in the previous.
The Nigerian boys salvage, on the different hand, didn’t originate it beyond the Spherical of 16 in their remaining three appearances in the competition.
EXPERT VIEWS
“The Flying Eagles were melancholy no longer making it to the closing on the U-20 AFCON in Egypt but I judge they are able to enact better this time spherical despite the reality that issues can be diversified this time.
“Here’s the World Cup and is a bigger stage. They’re going to be up towards better opposition with quality coaches. I judge they wants to be up to the duty.
“Ladan Bosso is an experienced coach who is aware of what to set apart a matter to at this level. I’m rooting for the group to enact smartly in Argentina,” extinct Broad Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida.
“They’re in a no longer easy neighborhood but I judge they wants to be capable to scale by contrivance of. From the knockout spherical then the rest can occur.
“Now we salvage finished smartly in this competition in the previous and I discover relating to the group putting forward the same fashioned all over again,” Worn Enyimba defender, Dare Ojo.