Egypt 2023: Flying Eagles face Tornadoes, Nasarawa United

The Flying Eagles have lined up pleasant video games with two Nigeria Skilled Soccer League (NPFL) groups, Nasarawa United and Niger Tornadoes, this week to proceed their preparation for subsequent yr’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

The Group’s Media Officer Shariff Abd’ Allah instructed our correspondent that the 2 pleasant video games are earmarked for this week and that dates for each video games can be made public as quickly as they’re finalised

We’re going to play in opposition to Niger Tornadoes and Nasarawa United this week. We are attempting to finalise dates for each video games,” Abd’Allah stated.

In the meantime, Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles continued to exhibit their goal-scoring prowess as they whipped Kickers Academy 8-0 on Saturday on the FIFA Purpose Challenge Soccer Discipline.

Ayuba Francis made no mistake quarter-hour into the sport with a easy tap-in to place the Eagles in entrance earlier than Lekan Adams doubled the lead half-hour into the sport.

Substitute Jude Sunday added the third purpose 5 minutes into recess earlier than one other substitute Olusegun Otusanya made it 4 in 56th minutes.

Abdulmajid Ibrahim scored from the penalty spot after a foul on Jude Sunday whereas Olusegun Otusanya bagged his brace 65thth minutes into the sport to make it six for the Flying Eagles.

Jude Sunday scored his second of the sport as he elevated the tally to seven earlier than Olusegun Otusanya accomplished his hat trick to make it eight for the Eagles.

Earlier on Friday, the Flying Eagles defeated AS Roma Academy 2-0 with objectives from Yahaya Ibrahim and Ayuba Francis within the fortieth and fiftieth minutes respectively.

On Thursday, the Flying Eagles roasted Kano based mostly crew, AA Zaura FC 8-1. The victory in opposition to Kickers Academy was the sixth in six video games for the Flying Eagles because the Ladan Bosso-led facet opened camp on twenty eighth November forward of the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations scheduled to happen in Egypt subsequent yr.

In the meantime, the Flying Eagles are scheduled to play NPFL groups.

Nigeria is among the many 10 of the 12 nations who’ve certified for the Africa Below 20 Cup of Nations slated for Egypt between February 18th and Marc twelfth.

Others are Egypt (hosts), Benin Republic, Gambia, Senegal, Mozambique, Zambia, Tunisia, Uganda and South Sudan