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Flying Eagles to play four group games at maiden WAFU-A & B tournament

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Flying Eagles to play four group games at maiden WAFU-A & B tournament

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s U-20 national team entered into two different draws after their know their opponents for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Thursday.

On Friday, they were drawn in Group B of the WAFU-A & B U-20 Boys Cup set to take place in Ghana.

The Flying Eagles are up against Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger Republic, and Mali.

This means that Zubairu Aliyu’s side will play four group games in Ghana while teams in other groups.

13 teams from the two West Africa Zones entered the draw which took place in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire capital.

Host, Ghana will meet Togo, Gambia, and Liberia in Group A.

Group C houses Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cote D’Ivoire, and Benin Republic.

The tournament is the maiden edition which sees the countries from the two WAFU regions face off for the title.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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