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Nigeria boys and girls get similar opponents for WAFU-B African School Championship

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8 months ago

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Nigeria boys and girls get similar opponents for WAFU-B African School Championship

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Amidst the ongoing West Africa Zone B (WAFU-B) U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers, the draw for the 3rd edition of the African School Football Championship was conducted on Tuesday.

Nigeria boys will face Benin Republic and Cote d’Ivoire in the WAFU-B tournament.

The girls will also face the same opponents, Benin Republic and Cote with both teams in Group B.

Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Ghana will face off in Group A.

The third edition of WAFU-B African School Football Championship will be held from November 20 to 23, 2024, in Niamey, Niger Republic.

The winner of the boys and girls categories will qualify for the 2025 CAF African School Football Championship.

The dream of youngsters begin at this level with players going on to become Stars for their countries at international level.

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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