Nigeria’s under-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, have been drawn in Group B of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to take place in Cote d’Ivoire this year, Afrosport reports.
The Flying Eagles, record winners of the competition, will battle South Africa, 1997 winners Morocco, and four-time winners Egypt in Group B.
The seven-time African champions defeated Ghana’s Black Satellites 3-1 in the final of the WAFU-B U20 Championship in Lome, Togo, in October to qualify for the tournament.
Meanwhile, Group A, which comprises five teams, has tournament hosts Cote d’Ivoire as well as four-time winners Ghana, DR Congo, Tanzania, and a team from the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) to replace Congo.
Group C, however, has defending champions Senegal, 2017 winners Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Kenya.
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The 13-team U20 AFCON will take place from 26 April to 18 May, with the four semi-finalists from the tournament representing the continent at the U20 FIFA World Cup finals in Chile, scheduled for 27 September to 19 October.
