Ladan Bosso, head coach of the Flying Eagles has said that his team has what it takes to beat Argentina in their round of 16 match.
The Flying Eagles who are two-time finalists will take on the hosts for a place in the quarter-finals at the ongoing 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in San Juan in the late hours of Wednesday.
Argentina who are led by Javier Mascherano won all their three group stage matches.
The Flying Eagles finished third in group D behind Brazil and Italy.
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The Nigerian side won their opening two games against Dominican Republic and Italy but were beaten 2-0 by Brazil.
Speaking ahead of the encounter, Bosso told thenff.com, “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.
“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,” the tactician noted. The game will kick off at 10 pm Nigerian time.
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