Uncertainty Surrounds Golden Eaglets As Team Depart For Tanzania
By Amaechi Agbo
A cloud of uncertainty has shadowed Nigeria’s Under 17 team, the Golden Eaglets as the team and technical and medical crew are set to leave Nigeria tomorrow for the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Tanzania, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report.
The team, made up of 21 players, Bestchoicesports.com.ng gathered, will face another test on arrival to Tanzania.
The Manu Garba-led lads, hugely deflated after series of last minute Magnetic ryesonance Imaging, MRI, test was conducted last week, will fly out of the country on Wednesday ahead of this year’s U-17 AFCON and will undergo another MRI test on Thursday.
The Eaglets, after their various tests last week, lost as many as six first team players who played integral role in booking the Tanzania ticket during the zonal qualifiers in Niger in September last year.
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, will conduct the MRI test in Tanzania to ensure that their is no or minimal use of over-aged players in the tournament.
African team have been hugely accused of age cheat in age-limit championship with Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, South Africa, amango others, as the prime culprits.