Flying Eagles are already aware of the danger Senegal captain Samba Diallo will pose them when both teams clash in an opening group game at the U20 AFCON in Egypt.
“We know about Samba Diallo, he will be one of players Senegal will be counting on for goals against us,” a team official informed SCORENigeria
Stocky goal poacher Diallo from top Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev scored four goals in the WAFU A U20 AFCON qualifiers.
He has already been capped by the Senegal U23s.
The winger scored a first minute match winner against Zambia in an U20 AFCON warm-up game played in Dakar.
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He coolly rolled the ball home from inside the six-yard box for what will prove the only goal of this encounter.
Diallo has not played much football for Dynamo Kiev this season, but the club were gracious to release him for the U20 AFCON.
Senegal coach Malick Daf will besides this danger man have a sprinkling of foreign-based pros like Pape Demba Diop (Zulte Waregem/Belgium), Lamine Camara (RS Berkane/Morocco) to call on against the Flying Eagles.
The Junior Teranga Lions will play a final preparatory game today against fellow U20 AFCON qualifiers Tunisia.
