U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles thrash Tunisia, win bronze

On Mar 10, 2023

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles thrashed Tunisia 4-0 to claim the bronze medal at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

It was the fourth time the 2023 Eagles will be finishing in third position at the U-20 AFCON

Winger Ibrahim Muhammad opened the scoring for Nigeria on nine minutes.

Ahmed Abdullahi doubled the lead a minute after the half-time break, before Jude Sunday grabbed a brace in the 48th and 90th minutes to clearly establish Nigeria’s superiority in the game.

Sunday’s first goal was a fantastic solo effort and his second was scored with a fierce drive from the edge of the box in stoppage time.

The Tunisian team had a better ball possession rating of 54 per cent against the 46 per cent recorded by Nigeria’s Flying Eagles but it was not enough to make any difference.

Nigeria and Tunisia, alongside finalists Senegal and The Gambia, will represent Africa at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup scheduled to be hosted by Indonesia from May 20 to June 11.

2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations