The Nigerian Flying Eagles started their WAFU Zone B qualifying campaign for 2022 with a 2-0 victory over the Black Satellites of Ghana at Niamey, Niger Republic on Sunday.

Aminu Muhammad and Ahmed Abdullahi scored in each half of the Flying Eagles’ Group B match, which was held inside the General Seyni Kountche Stadium.

Five minutes into the game, Muhammad gave the Flying the lead, which Abdullahi doubled with 12 minutes remaining.

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The Flying Eagles are seeking vengeance after losing 1-0 to Ghana in the group stage of the WAFU Zone B qualifications in Benin Republic in 2020, which was a qualifying tournament for the 2021 U-20 AFCON.

In Benin Republic, the Ghanaians went on to win the 2020 WAFU Zone B qualifiers.

On Wednesday, Ladan Bosso’s team will play Burkina Faso in their second Group B match.

In Group A, the hosts Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Togo, and Cote d’Ivoire compete.

Each group will have two teams advance to the semi-finals, with the two winners qualifying to represent WAFU Zone B at the 2023 U-20 AFCON in Egypt.

The FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifiers for 2023 will be held in Indonesia.

The tournament’s four semi-finalists will all qualify to represent Africa in Indonesia.

The Flying Eagles have won the CAF U-20 AFCON seven times, making them the most successful team in the competition.

They last won the continental championship in 2015, when they defeated Senegal in the final 1-0.

They were champions on six further occasions, in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, and 2005.

Their most recent outing at the U-20 AFCON was in 2019, when they came fourth in Niger Republic’s edition.

The Flying Eagles have come second in the FIFA U-20 World Cup on two occasions, in 1989 and 2005.