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Eight Time is a Charm! Flying Eagles AFCON date with Destiny

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Eight Time is a Charm! Flying Eagles AFCON date with Destiny

The Nigeria U20 Males’s NT, Flying Eagles, is essentially the most profitable nation relating to the U20 Africa Cup of Nations event set to kick off in two days time in Egypt.

The Flying Eagles will likely be aiming to win the event for a record-extending eighth time en route qualifying for the FIFA U20 World Cup event.

In the meantime the group, led by head Coach Ladan have been handed a tricky job in navigating a bunch that has the host nation Egypt, present CHAN champions Senegal and Mozambique.

Nigeria final received the event in 2015, once they defeated Senegal within the closing, however the Nation has fallen quick in recent times.

Did not qualify in 2017 and 2021, whereas ending fourth within the 2019 version hosted in Niger, to barely safe qualification to the 2019 World Cup; even there the group fell quick within the spherical of 16 to Senegal after qualifying as probably the greatest third positioned group.

This time it’s the identical task for the Flying Eagles get previous Senegal, Egypt and Mozambique, and safe a high two end in different to keep away from the ugly battle for the perfect third positioned group.

They are going to face their first take a look at towards acquainted foes, Senegal, on February 19, earlier than taking over host nation Egypt on the twenty second and Mozambique subsequent on the twenty fifth.

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