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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 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...

U20 World Cup: Bosso invites 39 players to Flying Eagles camp 

U20 World Cup: Bosso invites 39 players to Flying Eagles camp 

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...

U-20 AFCON: Nigeria duo Njoku, Agbalaka make CAF’s Best XI

U-20 AFCON: Nigeria duo Njoku, Agbalaka make CAF’s Best XI

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...

U-20 AFCON: Nigeria’s Agbalaka makes team of the group stage

U-20 AFCON: Nigeria’s Agbalaka makes team of the group stage

Flying Eagles' defender Solomon Agbalaka has been named as part of the "Best Eleven" of the group stage at the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt. The Technical Study Group (TSG) set by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the list on its official website on Tuesday. Agbalaka was the hero in the Flying Eagles' match against against Egypt, scoring a vital...