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  • Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles arrive Nigeria after finishing 3rd

    Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles arrive Nigeria after finishing 3rd

    The Flying Eagles of Nigeria  arrived in the country on Monday morning after winning Bronze at the just concluded AFCON U-20 championship hosted by Egypt.

    Ladan Bosso’s side defeated Tunisia U-20 boys 4-0 to clinch the bronze medal.

    It was the third time the Flying Eagles will be winning a bronze medal at the U-20 AFCON.

    The seven-time champions also secured a place at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be hosted by Indonesia.

    Two players from the team, Solomon Agbalaka and Augustine Njoku were selected in the tournament’s best X1.

    The Flying Eagles also claimed the Fair Play award.

    Since its start, Nigeria is the most successful team at the competition having won it seven times.

  • Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles awarded tournament’s most disciplined side

    Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles awarded tournament’s most disciplined side

    The flying Eagles of Nigeria have won the just concluded Egypt U-20 AFCON tourney’s Fair Play award.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Nigerian side won the 3rd place match after defeating Tunisia 4-0 on Friday at the Cairo international stadium.

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recognized the Flying Eagles for adhering to the rules of the game.

    According to CAF, Ladan Bosso’s boys were the most disciplined team in the competition.

    Skipper Daniel Bamaiyi received the award on behalf of the team at the closing ceremony on Saturday night.

    The West Africans also showed unwavering respect for their rivals, officials and spectators.

    The Flying Eagles will now shift their attention to the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be hosted by Indonesia in May.

    According to how the competition panned out, three West African sides, Senegal, Gambia and Nigeria finished first, second and third respectively.

    Tunisia a North African side grabbed the last spot and all four will represent Africa at the World U-20 World Cup scheduled to hold in Indonesia in May.

    According to FIFA, the draws for the competition will hold on March 31st.

  • U20 AFCON: Nigeria beat Tunisia to win bronze medal

    U20 AFCON: Nigeria beat Tunisia to win bronze medal

    Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Friday in Egypt finished third at the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following a 4-0 thumping of the Young Carthage Eagles of Tunisia.

    The third-place playoff at the Cairo International Stadium saw the Nigerian side going ahead in the 9th minute through Ibrahim Muhammad.

    Ahmed Abdullahi doubled the lead a minute after the half-time break, before Jude Sunday grabbed a brace in the 48th and 90th minutes to clearly establish Nigeria’s superiority in the game.

    Sunday’s first goal was a fantastic solo effort and his second was scored with a fierce drive from the edge of the box in stoppage time.

    The Tunisian team had a better ball possession rating of 54 per cent against the 46 per cent recorded by Nigeria’s Flying Eagles but it was not enough to make any difference.

    Nigeria and Tunisia, alongside finalists Senegal and The Gambia, will represent Africa at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup scheduled to be hosted by Indonesia from May 20 to June 11.

    Senegal will take on The Gambia in the final match of the competition on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium.

  • Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles humiliate Tunisia U-20 side 4-0 to clinch Bronze

    Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles humiliate Tunisia U-20 side 4-0 to clinch Bronze

    FIFA World Cup-bound Nigeria eased to a four-goal victory over Tunisia’s Young Carthage Eagles on Friday to claim the bronze medals at the 17th Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

    It was clear from the first few minutes that the seven-time African champions had shaken off the lethargy from their lone goal semi-final defeat to The Gambia on Monday, which upturned their dreams of an eighth continental title for Nigeria

    Ibrahim Muhammad, whose rocket accounted for one of the two goals that sank Mozambique in the group phase and shot the Flying Eagles to the quarter-finals, put the Tunisians to task by scoring only nine minutes into the clash at the mammoth Cairo International Stadium.

    Belgium-based forward Ahmed Abdullahi increased the yoke on the North Africans with the second goal barely after the re-start, and Jude Sunday made it three for Nigeria only two minutes after to put daylight between themselves and the Young Carthage Eagles

    Man-of-the-match Jude Sunday rounded off a blistering afternoon and good day in the office for the Flying Eagles with a fourth goal in the 90th minute.

    Victory earned Nigeria the bronze medals for a record-extending fourth time at the Africa U20 Cup of Nations, and the Flying Eagles will also be one of the 24 teams in the pot on 31st March when FIFA conducts the draw for the FIFA U20 World Cup taking place in Indonesia 20th May – 11th June.

  • Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles set to play Tunisia for bronze

    Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles set to play Tunisia for bronze

    Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, failed to reach the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations Final after losing by the odd goal to The Gambia’s Young Lions in the second semi-final played at the Cairo International Stadium on Monday evening as they set up an encounter with North African opposition, Tunisian  in the 3rd place match of the competition.

    Lanky forward Adama Bojang capitalized on a defensive slip by captain Daniel Bameyi to slot beyond goalkeeper Chijioke Aniagboso for the only goal of the match in the 7th minute. It was the only goal Aniagboso had conceded in the tournament.

    Nigeria’s rapid raiders Ibrahim Muhammad, Samson Lawal, Haliru Sarki and Francis Abubakar failed to get their strikes on target, and in the second half, Belgium-based forward Ahmed Abdullahi struck the base of the upright from the penalty spot as the Flying Eagles put every foot wrong.

    Defender Benjamin Frederick showed grit and intention in the 77th minute but his efforts were foiled close to goal. Two minutes into added time, Onuche Ogbelu’s rising shot rose too high.

    The Gambia will take on Senegal’s Young Lions of the Teranga in Saturday’s Final. The Group A winners sliced Tunisia to bits in a 3-0 win in the first semi-final played at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia earlier in the day.

     

    Seven-time champions Nigeria will play for the bronze medals against Tunisia who got beaten by Senegal on Friday in Cairo,

  • Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles return to training for third place clash with Tunisia

    Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles return to training for third place clash with Tunisia

    The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will take on the Tunisian U-20 side in the third-place encounter at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

    Ladan Bosso’s lad failed to cancel Gambia’s 7th minute strike in the semi-final encounter of the completion.

    The Flying Eagles trained at the 30th June Stadium training pitch in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of the clash against the Tunisians.

    The seven-time champions will look to finish the competition on a high by finishing in third position.

    Tunisia were thrashed 3-0 by the Cubs of Senegal in the semi-final.

    Friday’s encounter will take place at the magnificent Cairo International Stadium.

    It will kick-off at 3pm Nigerian time.

    Nigeria is the most successful nation at the U-20 tourney in Africa having won it 7 times.

  • Gambia stun Nigeria’s Flying Eagles to reach Under-20 AFCON final

    Gambia stun Nigeria’s Flying Eagles to reach Under-20 AFCON final

    Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Monday lost 0-1 to their Gambian counterparts in the semi-finals of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.

    The match which was played at the Cairo International Stadium saw the Nigerian side dominating the encounter with 62 per cent possession as against the Gambians’ 38 per cent.

    But they failed to hit target, and have consequently paid for it by missing out on the final match for an attempt at a record eighth title win.

    The Flying Eagles were too casual with play in the opening minutes of the game and were eventually punished for it after seven minutes.

    That was when Adama Bojang capitalised on a loose ball from a misdirected header in Nigeria’s defence to score.

    The Nigerian team did step up their play after going behind, dominating ball possession, creating all the dangerous plays, and putting the Young Scorpions on the back foot.

    But the poor connection between the wingers and the strikers made it difficult for the team to equalise, even with Gambia playing with 10 men for few minutes before the end of the game.

    Earlier, Senegal had thrashed Tunisia 3-0 to reach the final match of the competition in the other semi-final match at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia.

    The Teranga Cubs won the semi-final match emphatically after beating the Young Carthage to secure their place in the final.

    Two goals from new FC Metz recruit Lamine Camara and a sumptuous strike by Pape Diop were enough to send Senegal to the final.

    The three-time runners-up will now face The Gambia in the final on Saturday.

    The final match is scheduled to take place at the Cairo International Stadium.

  • Egypt 2023: Libyan referee, Ahmed to officiate Nigeria versus Gambia semi-final clash

    Egypt 2023: Libyan referee, Ahmed to officiate Nigeria versus Gambia semi-final clash

    The Confederation of African Football has appointed Libyan official Abdulrazg Ahmed as referee for Monday evening’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations clash between Nigeria and The Gambia at the Cairo International Stadium.

    Hamza Bouzit, who is from Algeria will be the assistant referee 1, while Nigerien official Abdoul Moctar Saley and Jalal Jayed from Morocco will serve as assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively.

    Boutane Said from Comoros will be in the role of match commissioner and Imade El Fahouss from Morocco will be general coordinator.

    Ahmed was fourth official when the Flying Eagles defeated Uganda in Thursday’s quarter-final at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium, and Jayed was also involved when the seven-time champions knocked Mozambique 2-0 at the same venue on Saturday, 25th February.

    The Gambia dismantled South Sudan 5-0 at the Harass El Hedood Stadium in Alexandria to pick one of Africa’s tickets to the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Indonesia, and is one of only two teams to have won all their matches at the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations ongoing in Egypt.

    Yet, Nigeria’s Coach Ladan Bosso is not fazed by the credentials of the opposition and would rather focus on the strength of his own team and its capacity to upturn the apple cart at the familiar Cairo International Stadium.

    “Previous results will not determine what happens in our semi-final match against The Gambia. They have been in great form and my boys have also recovered well and are in their elements. It will be a great match but I believe in my team and we are confident of playing in the Final on Saturday.”

    In their four matches so far at the tournament, the Flying Eagles have won three matches and lost one, and have scored four goals and conceded one. On their part, the Young Scorpions have scored a total of nine goals, conceding none.

    The Scorpions have played all their matches at the Harass El Hedood Stadium in Alexandria, while the Flying Eagles have felt the turfs of both the Cairo International Stadium and the Suez Canal Authority Stadium.

    ROAD TO THE SEMI-FINAL

     

    Group A

    Senegal I Nigeria 0

    Nigeria 1 Egypt 0

    Mozambique 0 Nigeria 2

    Quarter Final

    Uganda 0 Nigeria 1

    Group C

    The Gambia I Tunisia 0

    Zambia 0 The Gambia 2

    The Gambia 1 Benin Republic 0

    Quarter Final

    The Gambia 5 South Sudan 0

  • Flying Eagles to know 2023 U-20 FIFA world Cup group opponents on March 31st

    Flying Eagles to know 2023 U-20 FIFA world Cup group opponents on March 31st

    The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will on March 31st know their  2023 U-20 FIFA world Cup group opponents .

    Indonesia will host the competition from May 20 to June 11.

    The Flying Eagles booked a spot in the competition after beating the Hippos of Uganda in their quarter-final tie at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt on Wednesday.

    Senegal, Gambia and Tunisia are the other African countries that have qualified for the competition.

    The Flying Eagles last featured at the U-20 World Cup in Poland in 2019. where they made it to the Round of 16.

    They made it to the final twice in 1989 and 2005.

  • Egypt 2023: Gusau charges Flying Eagles to earn final ticket

    Egypt 2023: Gusau charges Flying Eagles to earn final ticket

    President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has told the country’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles to focus their minds on winning Monday’s semi-final clash with either The Gambia or South Sudan to reach the Final of the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations ongoing in Egypt.

    Speaking to the players and officials in their dressing room at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium after the victory over Uganda on Thursday, which qualified the Flying Eagles for this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals, Gusau lauded the spirited efforts of the squad and implored them to do even better against the opponents in the last four.

    “You have done a great job in achieving our first objective here, which is to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. With the World Cup ticket in our pouch, it is now time to go for the trophy itself.

    “Our country has won this same trophy seven times before but our last triumph was eight years ago, in Senegal. Time for another triumph. For now, the semi-final is what is in front of you and what you must focus hard on,” Gusau, who was in company with Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Alhaji Nura Abba Rimi, said.

    An own goal by Ugandan defender Ibrahim Juma, in a panicky touch following Ibrahim Muhammad’s shot that rattled the upright, sent the Flying Eagles to the semi-finals and also earned a FIFA U20 World Cup ticket, for Nigeria’s 13th appearance at the global finals.

    At the Africa U20 Cup of Nations, Nigeria have been winners seven times, finished as runners-up twice and been bronze medallists three times.

    At the global level, the Flying Eagles have been silver medallists on two occasions and won the bronze medals once, as well as reaching the quarter finals when Nigeria hosted in 1999, in Canada in 2007 and in Colombia in 2011.