Nigeria Olympic Eagles’ U-23 AFCON qualifier against Guinea has a new date 

The crew has made 4 appearances within the Olympics, successful gold in 1996, silver in 2008, and bronze in 2016.

Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles have been given a brand new date and placement to face Guinea of their U-23 AFCON qualifiers.

In line with stories, the Salisu Yusuf-led crew will meet Guinea within the first spherical of their 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations match on the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan on March 22.

When Nigeria performs the French-speaking nation in a reversal match on Monday, March 27, the 1996 champions will proceed to pursue their objective of successful a second Olympic soccer gold medal.

Since no stadium in Guinea has been permitted by the Confederation of African Soccer, CAF, to host worldwide matches, the sport is more than likely to be performed in Morocco.

Nonetheless, the match in opposition to Guinea, which will likely be held in Morocco later this yr, will resolve who of Nigeria and Guinea advances to the 4th Africa U23 Cup of Nations.

The general champions will earn a spot within the U-23 AFCON, which will likely be hosted in Morocco later within the yr.

Recall that within the second leg of the match in opposition to Tanzania on the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam in October 2022, penalties in every half and at reverse ends ensured a stalemate. Nonetheless, a free-kick by Timilehin Ogunniyi and a second penalty by captain Success Makanjuola within the return leg in Ibadan allowed the Eagles to advance to the third spherical with a 3-1 mixture rating.

Nigeria received the event in 2015 after defeating Algeria 1-nil within the ultimate. South Africa, who completed third, and the 2 finalists all earned Olympic spots.