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The 20-year-old has since July 2022, been in recovery from a thigh injury he sustained in Copenhagen's clash with Silkeborg.
FC Copenhagen forward Akinkunmi Amoo has been spotted training with Nigeria's U-20 side - the Flying Eagles - in Abuja as they prepare for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Following a thigh injury he sustained in July 2022, the 20-year-old Nigerian midfielder has since been rehabilitation to recover from the long-term injury.
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20:11 - 25.04.2023
Flying Eagles invite Arsenal, Inter Milan and AC Milan stars for U20 World Cup
Flying Eagles coach Ladan Bosso has decided to drop 10 players from the squad that won third place at the U20 AFCON for foreign-based players ahead of the FIFA U20 World Cup
Amoo to join Flying Eagles to Argentina?
As the Flying Eagles continue its preparations for the U-20 World Cup scheduled to start on May 20, the training camp have been boosted by Amoo who has been capped by Nigeria at Under-17 level and once called up by the Super Eagles.
The youngster, although looking overweight on Monday evening, was one among the numerous players who trained at the FIFA Goal Project in Abuja.
According to Danish club Copenhagen, Amoo's injury was to keep him on the sidelines for nine to ten months, which by estimation could see him back in action in May 2023.
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Already, Flying Eagles head coach Ladan Bosso has indicated that he would invite 12 foreign players to the camp for the World Cup, stressing that only the best players available to the country would be selected.
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20:35 - 17.05.2023
All the dates, times, venues for Flying Eagles' 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup group stage
Argentina were announced as the emergency host of the 2023 tournament following the withdrawal of hosting rights from Indonesia.
Flying Eagles in Group B
The Flying Eagles will head to Argentina later this month with the intention to surpass Nigeria's best performance at the competition.
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13:30 - 07.04.2023
MYTHBUSTER Were the Flying Eagles robbed in that 2005 final against Argentina?
Mythbuster is a series that critically fact-checks preconceived footballing notions and myths. This edition examines whether the Flying Eagles were hard done by in the World Youth Championship decider 18 years back.
Nigeria came close to winning the U-20 World title in 1989 and 2005, while it was still known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, but lost in the finals of both competitions to Portugal and Argentina, respectively.
They are drawn in Group D of the 2023 competition alongside five-time champions Brazil, 2017 bronze-medalists Italy, and debutants Dominican Republic.
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