The team's qualification came after a hard-fought 1-0 win over their Uganda counterparts in the second quarterfinal game of the ongoing AFCON U-20 tournament in ...
In this light, the Flying Eagles coach had promised not to underrate them in Thursdayโs quarter-final contest. Good journalism costs a lot of money. Though not considered a powerhouse in African football, Uganda has been on the rise in recent years, reaching the final of the most recent AFCON U-20 tournament in Mauritania and finishing first in their group here in Egypt.
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 U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, on Thursday edged Uganda 1-0 in the quarter-final of the ongoing U-20 AFCON in Egypt to book a place in the ...
The East Africans began the second half the better side as they look to equalise but were lackluster in front of goal failing to punish the Flying Eagles for their many mistakes. The Flying Eagles went out in search of the second goal to kill off the but were unable to find the back of the net. The threat spurred the Flying Eagles back to life as they began to string passes but were wasteful with their final pass in front of the goal.
While the Ugandans gave Nigeria a tough game, Ibrahim Jumia scored an own goal to hand victory to the West Africans in the tightly-contested match.
The win makes Ladan Bossoโs team the second side after Senegal to book a place in the semi-finals of the competition. โ #TotalEnergiesAFCONU20 (@CAF_Online) [#TotalEnergiesAFCONU20]