Officials have informed SCORENigeria that KAA Gent striker Ahmed Abdullahi will now join the Flying Eagles directly in Morocco after his Belgian club released him for the U20 AFCON in Egypt.
Former Golden Eaglets star Ahmed scored twice at the U20 AFCON WAFU B qualifiers in Niger Republic in May 2022.
A concussion caused him to miss the knockout rounds of the qualifying tournament.
Gent had previously refused to release him to the Flying Eagles after they told the NFF the U20 AFCON is not on the international calendar.
With the arrival of the 18-year-old striker, there will now be more options in the centre-forward position for coach Ladan Bosso.
Olamilekan Adams is first-choice striker, while Francis Ayuba has dropped down the pecking order.
