Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face Burkina Faso’s Young Stallions on Sunday in the final of the 2026 WAFU B U20 Championship in Yamoussoukro, with a place at next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations also at stake. The Flying Eagles are seeking to retain the regional title they won in Lomé, Togo, in October 2024,…
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will be looking to secure a place in the final of the WAFU B U20 Championship and book qualification for the 2027 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they take on hosts Ivory Coast in Wednesday’s semi-final. The crucial encounter will be played at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, with the defending champions determined to keep their hopes of…
Nigeria’s U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, have kicked off their final preparation phase for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile at the NFF/FIFA Goal Project, Abuja. Head coach Aliyu Zubairu is leading the training, combining local and foreign-based talents. While some overseas players are yet to be released by their clubs, Zubairu says camp…
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles secured the bronze medal at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after a dramatic 4-1 penalty shootout win over host nation Egypt, following a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Egypt took an early lead in the 3rd minute through Osama Omar, putting pressure on Nigeria. But the Flying Eagles responded just…
Seven-time champions Nigeria and hosts, and four-time champions Egypt, will both fight hard for the bronze medals when they clash in the third-place match of the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals in Cairo on Sunday. Pundits rated both teams to emerge from their semi-final clashes, but the result went the other way, and…
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria suffered a loss to South Africa in the semifinal of the 2025 U-20 AFCON. The team led by Aliyu Zubairu suffered a 1-0 loss to the Amajita of South Africa in their semifinal U-20 AFCON clash on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The Flying Eagles came into the fixture after defeating…
