Kelechi Nwakali Training With Dream Team VII Ahead Of U23 AFCON

Published: October 24, 2019

Former Arsenal starlet Kelechi Nwakali is training with the Dream Team VII ahead of the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that the SD Huesa midfielder was among the players that took part in Thursday's morning training session at the National Stadium training pitch, supervised by Coach Imama Amapakabo and his assistants.

Nwakali was influential as the Olympic Team qualified for the tournament in Egypt, playing in the qualifiers against Libya and Sudan.

The Diamond and ASJ Academy product won the Golden Ball at the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup and the following year he was promoted to the Flying Eagles squad that failed to qualify for the 2017 U20 World Cup.

Defending champions Nigeria kickoff the U23 AFCON when they battle Ivory Coast on November 9, then face Zambia on November 12 and finish the group stage against South Africa on November 15.

The U23 AFCON will determine the three countries that will represent Africa at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.

Igho Kingsley