{"id":9308,"date":"2019-04-29T16:42:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2019-04-29T16:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:42:22","slug":"two-talking-points-from-aigboguns-provisional-world-cup-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/two-talking-points-from-aigboguns-provisional-world-cup-squad","title":{"rendered":"Two Talking Points From Aigbogun&#8217;s Provisional World Cup Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The wait for Nigeria&#8217;s provisional squad for the upcoming U20 World Cup finally came to an end last week when head coach Paul Aigbogun officially unveiled his 31-man list.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There have been reactions from many soccer-loving Nigerians as regards the list. Many Flying Eagles supporters believe the manager can do more, while others are happy with the list.<\/div>\n<p>Having studied the list over and over again, here are two things we noticed:<\/p>\n<p><b>Kingsley Michael Gets Another Opportunity To Showcase His Talent<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bologna loanee Kingsley Michael was one of eight foreign-based players invited by Aigbogun, meaning he has another chance to showcase his talent.<\/p>\n<p>Michael, 19, was invited to Dream Team VII by coach Imama Amapakabo for their\u00a0 AFCON U23 qualifier against Libya last month but failed to come off the substitute bench in both legs.<\/p>\n<p>He will hope to seize this opportunity by putting up a fine display in camp to stand a chance of making the squad to Poland.<\/p>\n<p><b>Aigbogun Has Huge Trust In Homegrown Talents<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Out of 31 players, Aigbogun invited 23 home-based stars, which shows the level of faith he has in players playing for Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Super Eagles invitees Valentine Ozornwafor and Ikouwem Udo were invited to camp as expected,\u00a0 they will need to justify Aigbogun&#8217;s huge faith when the tournament begins in Poland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wait for Nigeria&#8217;s provisional squad for the upcoming U20 World Cup finally came to an end last week when head coach Paul Aigbogun officially unveiled his 31-man list. 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