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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

by Ibikunle Salako

9 May 2023

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...

U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles defeat Skylink FC in friendly

by Ibikunle Salako

28 April 2023

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...

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles thump Tunisia to win bronze medal

by Ibikunle Salako

10 March 2023

Nigeria’s U-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, ended their journey at the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with a bronze medal after defeating Tunisia 4-0 in the third-place match at the Cairo International Stadium. The Young Eagles came into the game needing to redeem themselves after a disappointing defeat to the Young Scorpions of Gambia in the semifinals on Monday, while Tunisia lost to...

U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles defeat Uganda, qualify for World Cup

by Ibikunle Salako

3 March 2023

Nigeria U-20 men's team, the Flying Eagles, overcame the Hippos of Uganda 1-0 in their quarterfinal encounter on Thursday at the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1631366820899741722?t=q2XAWP3DO6467msEDxCn0Q&s=19 The victory at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismaila, Egypt, helped the Ladan Bosso side book a berth in the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Indonesia in May. The Flying Eagles looked sharper and played with more intent...

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