A frustrated Ladan Bosso was left rueing missed opportunities after Nigeria’s Under-20 team were eliminated by The Gambia in the semi-final courtesy a 0-1 defeat this Monday.<\/p>\n
Hitman Adama Bojang scored the only goal, eight minutes into the contest as the West African held on to eliminate the record champions and reach a maiden final The Gambia.<\/p>\n
Bosso admitted he was frustrated by his Nigeria team being unable to take their chances – including missing a penalty deep into regulation time.<\/p>\n
“We failed to take our chances and we also missed the penalty in the 86th minute.<\/p>\n
“I am very frustrated because we had the team to go all the way. Football is cruel,” Bosso said.<\/p>\n
The experienced trainer was critical of his underperforming players, claiming the defeat was partly caused by nativity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost stupidly, we were naive from the start.”<\/p>\n
It wasn’t Nigeria’s day as their usual flowing approach wasn’t visible. Bosso confirms all wasn’t well.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t measure up. I congratulate The Gambia for winning”.<\/p>\n
The Flying Eagles must now put their focus on the third-place playoff game against Tunisia who suffered a 3-0 defeat to the Teranga Lions.<\/p>\n
The Gambia will face Senegal in the final of the TotalEnergies U20 AFCON this weekend.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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