Tag: U-20
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S/Africa crowned U-20 AFCON champions after historic win
South Africa won their maiden CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo. Gomolemo Kekana’s stunning second-half strike proved decisive, as the, Southern Africans claimed the
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Nigeria edge Egypt to claim U-20 AFCON bronze
Nigeria claimed third place at the 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a dramatic 4-1 penalty shootout victory over tournament hosts Egypt on Sunday. The third-place playoff at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo ended 1-1 after 90 minutes
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Colombia 2024 Race: Tanzania’s U20 girls force Falconets to 1-1 draw in Dar es Salaam
Nigeria and Tanzania U20 girls battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2024 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup African qualifiying series second round fixture in Dar es Salaam on Sunday.
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Colombia 2024: Falconets progress to third round as Mauritius withdraw
The Mauritius Football Association has notified the Confederation of African Football of the withdrawal of the country’s U20 Women National Team from the ongoing African qualifying series for next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. “Kindly note that CAF was informed of the withdrawal of Mauritius FA from the African qualifiers of FIFA…
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U-20 W/Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria to clash with Burundi in October
Nigeria’s Falconets will trade tackle with the Burindi U-20 female national team i in the second round of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The draw was drawn today at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) secretariat in Cairo, Egypt.
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Bosso invites 39 players to camp for FIFA Under-20 World Cup
Head Coach Ladan Bosso has invited 39 players to camp in Abuja for the Flying Eagles’ final preparations for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina. The Flying Eagles, who finished third at the Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt in March, are one of Africa’s four representatives, alongside Senegal, The Gambia and…
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Senegal lift Under-20 AFCON trophy
The Young Teranga Lions of Senegal on Saturday at the Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, defeated their Gambia counterparts 2-0 to lift their first-ever Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy. Goals from forward Sulaymane Faye and midfielder Mamadou Camara were all the team needed to secure
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U-20 AFCON: Nigeria beat Mozambique to reach quarter-finals
The Flying Eagles beat Mozambique 2-0 in Ismailia on Saturday to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Nigerian under-20 male side scored two sumptuous goals in the first-half through Samson Lawal and Ibrahim Muhammad to secure second place in Group A
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U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles land in Cairo, to play Senegal on Sunday
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have landed in Cairo the capital of Egypt for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations holding in the country. The players and their officials landed at the Cairo International Airport on Thursday night after a 5hrs 30 minutes journey from Casablanca in Morocco where they went to acclimatize
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Flying Eagles to play Zambia’s U20 team in two friendly matches in Nigeria
Seven-time African champions, Flying Eagles of Nigeria will take on their Zambian counterparts in two friendly games in the Nigerian capital city as part of preparations for this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations. The tour has been consummated following a request letter from the Nigeria Football Federation on 13th January, and which met with the…