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Seven-time African champions, Nigeria, will commence its participation in the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals with a game against the Young Pharaohs of Egypt on the 30th of April, at the 20,000-capacity Amadou Gon Coulibaly…

Flying Eagles of Nigeria have resumed camping in Abuja ahead of the 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D'Ivoire. The seven-time African champions are on a short break following their two-match tour of Cote D'Ivoire last week.…

Nigeria U-20 head coach, Aliyu Zubairu, has expressed the need for a friendly match against a North African opponent as crucial preparation for the upcoming U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The Flying Eagles have been drawn…

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria beat the Young Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 in the first of two international friendly matches, at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Captain Daniel Bameyi scored from the penalty…

Following the cancellation of the planned friendly matches between the Nigeria's U-20 team and their Egyptian counterparts, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has secured a replacement team in order for the Flying Eagles not to leave…

Flying Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Aliyu Zubairu, has voiced his optimism following the group stage draw for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will take place in Cote d’Ivoire, 26th April – 18th May. The Nigerian team finds…

Seven-time champions, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria, will battle it out with Egypt, South Africa and Morocco in the group phase of this year’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled for Cote d’Ivoire from 26th April – 18th May. The…

Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has called 30 players to camp as Nigeria’s U-20 men's football team, the Flying Eagles, prepare for a two-match tour of Egypt later this month. Team Administrator, Aliyu Lawal Ibrahim, said the seven-time African…

Flying Eagles head coach, Aliyu Zubairu says the men’s national U-20 football team is still a work in progress. Zubairu stated this on Monday in Ilorin at a meeting with members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara…

In the men's football competition at the 13th African Games in Ghana, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria were beaten 2-1 by the Hippos of Uganda in their Group B match, at Accra's University of Ghana Sport Stadium. Uganda's U-20 side showed…