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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 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,...

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

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

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...