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U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles defeat Italy to advance to knockout stage

U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles defeat Italy to advance to knockout stage

Nigeria's men’s Under-20 side, the Flying Eagles, were 2-0 winners against Italy in their second group game of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza, Argentina, on Wednesday night. The Ladan Bosso-led side moves atop Group D with six points thanks to two second-half efforts from talismanic forwards Salim Fago Lawal and Jude Sunday. Lawal sent in a flying header...

U20 World Cup: Nigeria release final 21-man squad

U20 World Cup: Nigeria release final 21-man squad

Flying Eagles head coach Isah Ladan Bosso on Tuesday released the final 21-man squad for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The Nigeria U-20 side booked a ticket to the Mundial after defeating Uganda in the quarterfinals of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in February. The newly released squad list includes familiar faces like team captain Daniel Bameyi, full back Solomon Agbalaka, goalkeeper...

Osimhen, Musa lead Super Eagles 23-man squad for AFCON qualifiers

Osimhen, Musa lead Super Eagles 23-man squad for AFCON qualifiers

Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has released his 23-man squad for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau. The 62-year-old manager included a number of familiar faces, with the in-form Napoli forward Victor Osimhen leading a list of household names that include team captain Ahmed Musa, Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi, and Spanish-based center back Kenneth Omeruo.   List of invited players for #GuineaBissau...