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  • Flying Eagles have all it takes to win U-20 AFCON in Niger Republic, coach says

    Akinade Onigbinde, chief coach of FRSC Football Club of Abuja, says the Flying Eagles have all it takes to win the 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Niger Republic.

    Onigbinde told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the Flying are in good form presently and are capable of defeating all opponents in Niger Republic.

    “The players are promising and very talented. They are good all-round, including the coaching crew. So, they have no excuse,” he said.

    While Onigbinde congratulated the team on their qualification for Niger 2019, he also urged them to sustain their form.

    NAN reports that Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team on Saturday thrashed Mauritania 5-0 at the Agege Township Stadium in Lagos to qualify 6-1 aggregate for Niger 2019.

    The Flying Eagles had played a 1-1 draw with Mauritania in the first leg match in Nouakchott a week earlier.

  • Flying Eagles off to Bissau for Niger 2019 qualifier

    Flying Eagles off to Bissau for Niger 2019 qualifier

    The Flying Eagles, Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team, will on Wednesday leave for Guinea Bissau, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said in Abuja on Tuesday.

    Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, said in a statement that the Flying Eagles have a date with their Guinea Bissau counterparts.

    The match is the first leg game of a 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations second round qualifying fixture, and it is billed for Saturday.

    “The match will take place at the September 24 Stadium in Bissau, starting from 4 p.m. Guinea Bissau time (5 p.m. in Nigeria),’’ he said.

    Olajire quoted Team Administrator Aliyu Ibrahim as saying the team’s contingent, including 20 players and team officials led by coach Paul Aigbogun, would arrive in Bissau on Wednesday evening.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has already selected Cape Verdian officials to oversee the match, with Fabricio Duarte the centre referee.

    He will be assisted by compatriots Luis Barbosa (Assistant Referee 1), Jorge Aritson (Assistant Referee 2) and Manuel Mendes (Reserve Referee).

    El Hadji Kane from Senegal will serve as the Match Commissioner.

    NAN