In the absence of captain Kelechi Nwakali, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will be led against Korea by striker Victor Osimhen in an opening match of the 2015 Suwon Continental Cup International Youth (U-17) Football Tournament.
The match will kick off at 8pm local time, which is 12pm Nigerian time on Wednesday.
Eaglets’ leader Nwakali is being expected in Suwon after he was held back in Nigeria due to visa hitch along with team co-ordinator Prince Udofia, but Osimhen would undoubtedly be a worthy replacement.
Incidentally, Osimhen is presently the team’s top scorer with 30 goals in both friendly and international matches.
He actually enjoyed the responsibility of captaining the Golden Eaglets a fortnight ago when the coach Emmanuel Amuneke-led side beat Katsina State U17 Selected Team 2-0 at the Karkanda Stadium where he scored the opening goal before Funso Bamgboye added the other.
Brazil and Croatia are the other teams at this invitational tournament, which will serve as a dress rehearsal for the FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile in October.
