…..Flying Eagles, 11 others to participate in tourney The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced Côte d’Ivoire as the host country for the 2025 U-20 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). This decision, made on Monday afternoon during a meeting held in Marrakech, Morocco, ends months of speculation regarding the venue for the prestigious … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles staged a comeback to secure a 2-1 victory over Niger Republic in the WAFU Zone B tournament semi-finals in Togo on Sunday, earning a spot in the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. The Aliyu Suberu-led team will face long-time rivals Ghana in Wednesday’s final. EDITOR’S PICKS BBNaija: It Was All Part … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles received a financial boost of N5 million from Wilfred Ndidi following their 2-1 victory over Côte d’Ivoire at the WAFU B U-20 Championship. Coached by Aliyu Zubairu, the Flying Eagles secured the win in their final group match held at the Stade Municipal in Lomé on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS BBNaija: It Was … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles staged a comeback to secure a 2-1 victory over Côte d’Ivoire in their second match of the 2024 WAFU Zone B qualifiers in Togo on Thursday. After suffering a 1-0 defeat to Burkina Faso in their opening game, the Flying Eagles faced a must-win situation to keep their qualification hopes alive. EDITOR’S … Read more
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint Aliyu Zubairu as the new head coach of the country’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles. Zubairu’s appointment, which takes effect immediately, follows his impressive achievements as the head coach of El-Kanemi Warriors … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 9th December, 2020 Qualification for next year’s U-20 AFCON in Mauritania looks uncertain as Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Wednesday lost by a lone goal to the Black Starlets of Ghana in their Group B WAFU B Zonal qualifiers in Porto Novo, Benin Republic Mauritania. The flying eagles suffer their first defeat since the start … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 28TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Ahead of the WAFU U20 B Cup of Nations taking place in Porto Novo, Benin Republic, the head coach of the Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso, has named a 20-man squad that would play the games. The selected squad is a fusion of players from national youth sides and those from the … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles crashed out of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland yesterday after a 2-1 loss to Senegal. To set up the meeting, Senegal topped their group which had Poland, Tahiti and Colombia while Nigeria barely managed to scrape through a group with Ukraine, USA and Qatar. In the match played in … Read more