Nigeria Under-20 head coach Ladan Bosso has revealed he has a strategy in place for his team to overcome Argentina when both sides meet in the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Flying Eagles finished third in group D with six points, defeating the Dominican Republic and Italy in their first two games but losing to Brazil in their final group game.
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The team was to depart Buenos Aires for San Juan by 9am Monday morning but the flight was delayed until 6pm.
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The hosts, Argentina, on the other hand, claimed all nine points available in their group after overcoming Uzbekistan, New Zealand, and Guatemala.
However, Bosso says he is confident in his plans ahead of their clash against the Albiceleste, reiterating that his team is in the competition to compete for the title.
“We have to fight for the trophy. I think it is still open. Everybody can be there, and I believe we have the capacity to be there,” Bosso said.
“We are into the knockout stage, and in the knockout stage, there is an approach, we can employ it, and we hope we’d have our plans executed accordingly,” he added.
The Flying Eagles will battle Javier Mascherano’s Argentina for a place in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario at 10 p.m. WAT.
