Nigeria Flying Eagles Intensify Preparation For WAFU With Another Friendly Win

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles continued their preparation for the WAFU B Zonal qualifier with a 3-0 win over Tripple 44 Football Club in Abuja on Tuesday.

It was the second friendly game for the Flying Eagles as the competition draw near.

A brace from Chukwudi Igbokwe and a goal from Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi sealed the win for Ladan Bosso side.

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The team had in their first friendly defeated KCG Academy 5-0 on Sunday.

Nigeria are drawn in Group B with Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

The WAFU B Zonal will serve as qualifiers for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania.

The competition is expected to commence on November 14 to 29 2020 in Lome, Togo.

The top two teams (finalists) in other qualification zones will qualify for the U-20 AFCON in Mauritania which will hold from February to March.

The Flying Eagles have won the U-20 AFCON title a record seven times and last won it in 2015.

At the 2019 edition in Niger Republic, the Nigerian side finished fourth.


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