Nigeria's Flying Eagles secured a 5-0 victory against Jos-based academy Skylink FC in a friendly match played at the FIFA Global Project Pitch in the nation’s capital of Abuja on Friday. The match, which was part of the Ladan Bosso-led side’s preparation for the upcoming 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, saw Spain-based forward Ibrahim Muhammad bag a brace. Ba’akaka Ali also scored twice, while...
Flying EaglesThe Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been paired with five-time champions in Group D of the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup following Friday's draw at FIFA headquarters in Zurich. The youth competition returns after four years following the cancellation of the 2021 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ladan Bosso's team made it to the Mundial for the 13th time after finishing third at the...
Ahead of this year's under-20 FIFA World Cup taking place in Argentina, Nigeria men's U-20 national team coach, Isah Ladan Bosso, has called up 39 players to camp as they begin preparations for the Mundial. Some weeks ago, the world football governing body FIFA withdrew the hosting rights from Indonesia and bestowed the duties on South American heavyweights, Argentina, in the hope that the already scheduled...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a list of the best 11 players from the just-concluded Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt. Nigeria defensive duo of Augustine Njoku and Solomon Agbalaka were included in the list that was dominated by the finalist Senegal and the Gambia. Njoku helped the Flying Eagles to three wins and three clean sheets while Agbalaka was one of...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been given the award for Fair Play at the just concluded Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, which Senegal emerged as champions for the very first time. Ladan Bosso's boys were one of the favourites to win the tournament owing to their reputation as the most successful team in the competition's history with seven titles. It was however not...
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