AFCON U-20

Uganda's hope of qualifying for the 2023 U20 FIFA World Cup agonizingly came to an end on Thursday after falling to Nigeria.

Mayanja came close twice while Dembe too had an effort at goal but could not find the outlet. Uganda kept surging forward in an attempt to find the equalizer before the break but all in vain. Dembe tested the Nigerian goalkeeper in the sixth minute but he was able to deal with the feeble effort from the former.

Record champions of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Nigeria qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament in Egypt following their 1-0 ...

Nigeria held on to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria forward Abubakar Ayuba saw his ferocious effort gathered by Abdu Magada in the Hippos goal midway through the first half. Ladan Bosso's charges saw off the brilliant Hippos in the fiercely contested match at the Suez Canal Stadium to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.

Nigeria's U-20 national team will, on Thursday, lock horns with their Ugandan counterparts in the quarter-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in ...

Flying Eagles defeated the Ugandan Hippos 1-0 in the second quarter-final of the U-20AFCON on Thursday in Alexandria, Egypt.

U-20 AFCON 2023 - live blogging of Quarter-final match between Uganda and the Flying Eagles of Nigeria at Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia,.

Nigeria's Flying Eagles are through to the semifinals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Uganda 1-0 at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium on ...

With the win, Nigeria have now joined Senegal in the semifinals of the U-20 AFCON. The Flying Eagles have also qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be staged in Indonesia later in the year. By reaching the semifinals and on course to win their 8th title, the Flying Eagles have also clinched one of Africa’s four tickets for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Indonesia between May 20 and June 11.

Abel Ogwuche found it “very tough” waiting for an opportunity in Nigeria U20 squad after emerging as man-of-the-match against Uganda.

“My chance came today [vs Uganda] and I took it as if my life depended on it. A big thanks to coach [Ladan] Bosso for the trust and congratulations to us for picking a World Cup ticket.” The defender’s masterclass propelled the Flying Eagles to a World Cup berth at the expense of the Hippos

As we enter today the exciting knockout phase of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023, here is a reminder of the regulations.

An extra time of 2 x 15 minutes shall be played in case of a draw after the regular time of the match. If after extra time that result is still not decisive, the winner shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark. If after extra time that result is still not decisive, the winner shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark