Nigeria’s Flying Eagles football club has been positioned in a tough group stage of the under-20 African Cup of Nations, as reported by BSN sports.
The draw was conducted on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, and saw Nigeria’s under-20 sides in group A alongside Senegal, Mozambique, and the host Egypt.
The Nigeria players have been in camp under the coaching of Ladan Bosso in the past few weeks and engaged in a series of friendly matches to prepare them for the competitions slated to hold in Egypt in January and February 2023.
The team to get to the semi-finals will qualify to represent the continent in the U20 FIFA World Cup next year.
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Groupings for full Draw
GROUP A
- Egypt
- Mozambique
- Senegal
- Nigeria
GROUP B
- Uganda
- Central African Rep.
- South Sudan
- Congo
GROUP C
- The Gambia
- Tunisia
- Benin
- Zambia
The Flying Eagles is the youth team for national soccer in Nigeria. The team is controlled by the Nigerian Football Federation, and has won a record of seven African under 20 cup of nations titles and are also two-time runners-up of the FIFA under 20 world cup.
