The Head coach of Nigeria’s Under 20 Girls, the Falconets, Christopher Danjuma, on Saturday confirmed that 29 players were in camp ahead of the 2023 Africa Games in Ghana.
Danjuma who made the confirmation to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, said six more players were invited to join the 23 already in camp ahead of the games.
23 players were earlier invited to camp on Feb. 15, to commence preparations for the Games.
“The six players were recently added to the camp. At the end of the camp, 20 players will be selected for the Games,” he said.
He said that the team has intensified preparations ahead of the tournament.
According to him, the technical crew are implementing outlined strategies, utilising a meticulously crafted training template to maximise the team’s readiness for the competition.
He also expressed optimism about Nigeria’s chances of securing a podium finish in Ghana.
Danjuma urged the players to be focused and committed while in camp, adding that the target is to retain the title won in Morocco in 2019.
“We won gold at the last edition and we are intensifying effort to achieve the same feat this time around,” he said.
The coach expressed his appreciation for the support of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF ) towards the development of football in the country.
He said that the team will leave the country for Ghana on March 1.
The Falconets have also won a gold medal in the football competition in the 2003 and the 2007 edition of the Games.
They are grouped alongside Morocco, Senegal and Cameroon at the games.
The 13th African Games will be held in three cities across Ghana – Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast from March 8 to March 23.