U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles Arrive in Cairo for Friendly Match Against Young Pharaohs on Tuesday

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Nigerian U20 team, known as the Flying Eagles, has arrived in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, in preparation for the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals, which will commence on Sunday.

A group consisting of 24 players and nine officials, led by Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu, landed at Cairo International Airport on Sunday evening via an Egypt Air flight.

The team is currently staying at Jewel Sports City and Aqua Resort, with their first training session scheduled for Monday evening.

In the lead-up to the Africa U20 Cup of Nations, the Flying Eagles will face the host team, the Young Pharaohs of Egypt, on Tuesday evening.

This friendly match is set to take place at 5 PM local time (4 PM Nigeria time) at the Cairo International Stadium.

Nigeria will kick off their tournament campaign against Tunisia at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo on Thursday, May 1st.

The Africa U20 Cup of Nations also serves as a qualifying event for the FIFA U20 World Cup finals, which are set to occur from September 27 to October 19 in Chile.

The four semi-finalists from the tournament in Egypt will earn the opportunity to represent Africa at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals.