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U20 World Cup: Nigeria bundle out hosts Argentina to advance

U20 World Cup: Nigeria bundle out hosts Argentina to advance

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria soared into the quarter-final of the FIFA U-20 World Cup after a famous 2-0 triumph over host country, Argentina. Second-half goals from Ibrahim Beji Muhammad and Rilwanu Haliru Sarki were enough in the round of 16 match in San Juan. Ladan Bosso's tactical approach and experience in the competition made the difference in the encounter as Nigeria resisted the constant attacking...

U20 World Cup: Nigeria off to winning start against Dominican Republic

U20 World Cup: Nigeria off to winning start against Dominican Republic

Nigeria's Flying Eagles kicked off their outing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Dominican Republic on Sunday night. An own goal from Dominican's left-back Guillermo de Pena and a calm finish from Samson Adeniran Lawal was enough to seal the comeback win for Nigeria after Edison Azcona had put the Caribbean side ahead. https://twitter.com/thenff/status/1660376122687668224?t=MoAAdTbHiFPwTDQOFZrZiQ&s=19 Despite Nigeria's early dominance,...

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...