The Flying Eagles have been dealt a heavy blow simply days earlier than the FIFA Below-20 World Cup kicks off in Chile. Star right-back Adamu Maigari, extensively considered the most effective within the nation at his place, has been dominated out after selecting up an harm within the final coaching session.
The information got here as a shock throughout the camp. Maigari has been probably the most dependable gamers within the staff, taking part in each recreation from the WAFU qualifiers by means of to the U-20 AFCON.
Followers will particularly keep in mind his good Man of the Match efficiency towards Egypt within the third-place playoff.
Sadly, the medical staff confirmed that whereas he’ll recuperate quickly, the timeline guidelines him out of the event.
His absence leaves an enormous gap within the Flying Eagles’ protection and forces the teaching crew to reshuffle their plans on the eve of the World Cup.
For followers and teammates alike, it’s a bitter capsule to swallow — dropping one of many brightest younger defenders simply when the world stage was set for him.
