Flying Eagles defender, Abel Ogwuche has said the team is desperate to secure third position at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Ogwuche was in action in Ladan Bosso side’s 1-0 semi-final defeat to the Young Scorpions of Gambia on Monday night.
He was in action during their semi-final defeat to the Young Scorpions of Gambia on Monday night.
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That defeat ended the Flying Eagles hope of winning the trophy for the eight time.
Ogwuche and his teammates will battle Tunisia for the bronze medal at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday (today).
The centre-back stated that the Flying Eagles would be playing to secure a podium finish.
“We are a hundred percent prepared to take something back to Nigeria,” Ogwuche told a press conference.
“We lost the last game but in football there can only be three outcomes.”
