Nigeria U20 national team goalkeeper Olawale Oremade has promised strong Nigeria representation ahead of the FIFA U20 world cup which begins in less than 48hrs from now.
As the Flying Eagles of Nigeria look to give a good representation in Poland, after being drawn alongside the United States of America (USA), Qatar and Ukraine in group D of 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, goalkeeper of the team, Wale Oremade has assured Nigerians that the team will do well at the Mundial.
Flying Eagles goalkeeper Wale Oremade says the team was inspired by the presence of Super Eagles head Coach, Gernot Rohr, in their camp before the team’s departure to Niger.
Nigeria’s U20 men’s team will participate in the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations and the players have been assured that standout performers at the competition will be handed senior team invites, by Rohr.
Wale, who is one of three goalkeepers selected by Coach Paul Aigbogun in told brila.net on the eve of their departure that the German urged the team to also play as a team and ensure they help Nigeria qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland.
The presence of foreign based players in the Flying Eagles camp has sent the level of competition to the rafters according to goalkeeper Olawale Oremade.
Nigeria’s U20 men’s national team are in camp ahead of the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations which gets underway next month in Niger and Wale has old Brila.net that the camp is bubbly with healthy rivalry.
The goalkeeper who returned with the team last year from the WAFU tournament where they finished 2nd behind Senegal has suggested the quality of the current players in camp is “good”.