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SANI Kaita, former Super Eagles midfielder, has appealed to the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to allow the national Under-20 team remain together. He said the team should progress to the Under-23 level.
Kaita, who won silver medal with the Flying Eagles at the 2005 U-20 World Cup, said the team was unlucky not to qualify for the African Youths Championship. He added that the NFF should allow the players play more matches together and grow into the Under-23 team.
“It is very painful to see that Nigeria will not be at another competition next year. The team really tried because that was the only match they lost in the qualifiers. Playing in the rain is really tough and playing on an artificial turf could also be very tricky. They were just unlucky to have lost that match,” he said.
“What I believe they can do is that the NFF should allow the players remain together because they are the future of the country’s football. If they are allowed to go, the players will lose touch of what they know and the opportunity to have them for the Super Eagles may be lost.”
The Flying Eagles, 2015 champions of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, failed to qualify for Zambia 2017 after losing to Sudan 4-3 at home after they won the first leg 2-1. But they lost out on away goals rule after the 5-5 aggregate score line.
— Aug 8, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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