Coach Paul Aigbogun has named 20 players for the U20 WAFU Cup, which begins this weekend in Lome, Togo. The squad include seven players who qualified Nigeria to next year’s U20 AFCON in Niger – captain Ikouwem Udoh, Valentine Ozornwafor, Aniekeme Okon, Adeshina Gata, Abubakar Ibrahim Babawo, Maxwell Effiom and Wasiu Alalade. They begin their […]
The Flying Eagles are expected to embark on a seven-hour road trip from Lagos to Lome, Togo, for this year’s U20 WAFU Cup. The team led by coach Paul Aigbogun were due to fly out to Togo today, but their departure has now been moved to tomorrow. The original plan was to fly directly to […]
The Flying Eagles will be without several of their top stars as well some of the newly discovered players at the U20 WAFU Cup in Togo because of the rules of the tournament. Among the rules for the sub-regional competition is that the players must not be younger than 17 this year. “Some of the […]
The Flying Eagles will open their U20 WAFU Cup campaign on December 7 against Benin Republic, according to fixtures. The Nigeria U20s next Group B match will be against Niger on December 9, while they square up against rivals Ghana three days later in their final group game. Hosts Togo will open the sub-regional tournament […]
The Flying Eagles will on November 6 know the teams they will face in the group stage of this year’s U20 WAFU Cup in Togo when the draw is conducted. Hosts Togo and the Flying Eagles have already been seeded for the tournament with the Nigerians drawn in Group B. Ghana, Burkina Faso, Niger, Cote […]