Izuchukwu OkosiFlying Eagles head coach Ladan Bosso has pleaded with Nigerian football stakeholders to be patient with his team amid criticisms about the average performances put out by the team in the ongoing 13th African Games holding in Ghana, reports Prime Business Africa.
The Nigeria U-20 side lost their first Group B game 2-1 against Uganda but managed to scrape a 1-0 win against South Sudan in their second group game.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAhead of the team’s last game in the group stage against Senegal on Friday, Bosso, who is the President of the Nigeria Coaches Association spoke to the media ahead of the match with the francophone West African foes.
“I know the feelings in Nigeria about our performance but as a coach, I am not too happy like that,” Bosso admitted.
Bosso was in charge of the Flying Eagles squads to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and also in 2023.
“Before the African Games we only have few days to prepare not even a month so the players cannot quickly meet the expectations of fans.
“All I am trying to say is that this is not the time to criticise the team instead they should continue supporting and praying for us,” the onetime Wikki Stars of Bauchi coach said.
Flying Eagles on Tuesday worked on theor shooting skills and is said to be satisfied by the efforts put by his players.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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