Nigerian U23 side, the Olympic Eagles, have assembled in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, ahead of Friday’s U23 AFCON qualifying clash with their counterparts from the Central African country, reports www.aclsports.com.
The Nigerian contingent left the country on Tuesday and arrived in DR Congo in the early hours of Wednesday. The group, led by stand-in coach Deniran Ortega, was joined by the foreign pros, and the team has settled in DR Congo’s second-largest city.
The team then proceeded to Stade TP Mazembe, the venue of Friday’s game, for their first training session. All invited players took part in the light session as supervised by Ortega and Ikorodu City head coach Bright Ozebagbe.
Meanwhile, winger Prince Bawa replaced Sani Suleiman in the final roster to increase the number of home-based lads in the squad to eight. The squad will regroup again for Thursday’s final training session ahead of the game.
DR Congo, who defeated Mauritania to book their spot in this round, will host Nigeria on Friday at 2pm (Nigerian time), while the return leg has been fixed for the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne next Tuesday.
