Nigeria and Dominican Republic are set for their opening Group D fixture at the FIFA U-20 World Cup on Sunday, May 21. The game would be the first meeting between the Flying Eagles and the Caribbean nation in the youth competition. The game will take place at the 42,000-capacity Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza. Previous record at U20 World Cup Nigeria are two-time runners-up at...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, as Nigeria's home ground for the next Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game. The full list of stadiums that was released on Monday, had 48 countries represented, with CAF clearly stating that the list was only intended for matchday 5. The African football governing body's announcement comes as disappointing...
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...
The Flying Eagles have left Abuja today for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup that starts later this month in Argentina. Ladan Bosso led his team of 21 players and technical crew to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and they will be camped in Argentina until the tournament starts in a fortnight. The U20 World Cup will start on May 20 and run through...
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets advanced into the quarter-final of the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations after defeating South Africa 3-2 in their final group fixture. Nduka Ugbade's boys found themselves behind twice in the encounter before Abubakar Abdullahi scored the match-winning goal, four minutes after the hour-mark. As shown in their previous game against Zambia, South Africa started the encounter on the front foot by breaking...
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