NFF confirm Gent forward has joined Flying Eagles, team to train 1930 hours today pre-Senegal 

Through a press release, the Nigeria Football Federation have confirmed that Belgian-based Ahmed Abdullahi has joined the Flying Eagles' squad in Cairo ahead of their opening game of the 2023 U20 AFCON against Senegal.

The KAA Gent starlet was part of the team that emerged WAFU B U20 Champions in Niger Republic in May last year. 

The nifty forward scored one goal at the regional tournament despite injury ruling him out of the tournament after he suffered a head injury during a match with Burkina Faso, and is expected to offer more attacking options upfront to coach Ladan Bosso.  

The Flying Eagles trained under the supervision of Bosso and his technical team for 90 minutes on Friday, with the session focused on players' recovery after the trip from Casablanca to Cairo.

Another session is expected to be held on Saturday evening at 1930 hours Nigerian time. 

Nigeria, two-time FIFA World Cup silver-medallists and one-time bronze medalists, will be gunning for an eighth continental title at the finals in Egypt. They play host nation Egypt and Mozambique in other games in Group A.

Only the top four-placed teams at the 12-nation tournament will qualify to represent Africa at this year's FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Indonesia, 20th May – 11th June.
 

The Confederation of African Football has appointed Moroccan Jalal Jayed as referee for Sunday's Africa U20 Cup of Nations Group A battle between seven-time champions Nigeria and Senegal at the Cairo International Stadium.

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