Flying Eagles target second win for WAFU B semi-final ticket
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have their eyes firmly fixed on victory over the Junior Etalons of Burkina Faso today as they seek to reach the semi-finals at the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Championship in Niamey. The Coach Ladan Bosso led team had recorded a comfortable 2-0 win and three maximum points against defending champions and reigning […]
Flying Eagles U-20 World Cup squad
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have their eyes firmly fixed on victory over the Junior Etalons of Burkina Faso today as they seek to reach the semi-finals at the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Championship in Niamey.
The Coach Ladan Bosso led team had recorded a comfortable 2-0 win and three maximum points against defending champions and reigning Africa’s best, Ghana on Sunday.
The Flying Eagles are therefore expected to keep things intense but firm against the Junior Etalons this afternoon.
Both teams will take the pitch at 5pm at the Stade General Seyni Kountché, the same venue where the Flying Eagles enacted a masterclass to send Ghana tumbling.
Ibrahim Muhammad and former U-17 star Ahmed Abdullahi scored the goals that downed the Black Satellites.
Bosso still has the full complement of his squad, and is unwilling to rest any of his regulars as he looks to make sure of a place in the last four.
“We must approach the match against Burkina Faso with even stronger determination and desire than we did for the Ghana match.
“A ticket to the semi finals is key at the moment, and we can then start thinking of a ticket to the final and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations next year,” he said.
Only the two finalists at the WAFU B Championship in Niamey will be eligible for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations, already scheduled to take place in Egypt February/March 2023.