Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team have been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The draw was officially conducted by the Confederation of African Football in Cairo, Egypt. Equatorial Guinea will face Libya, Togo will take on …
Read More »The U.S. Is Dominating at the 2023 U-20 World Cup
Don’t look now, but the United States has a soccer team in contention at a world event. No, the 2023 Women’s World Cup hasn’t started yet, I’m talking about the 2023 U-20 World Cup. U.S. Soccer‘s under-20 men’s team just blitzed the group stage, finishing first by dominating three matches …
Read More »4 Championship Records set by Nigerian athletes so far at the African U18 and U20 Championships
Nigerian athletes have broken four Championship Records so far at the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia. The first two days of the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia have been record-breaking for Nigerian athletes, having some of them not just smash their Personal Best (PB) but the …
Read More »FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles drawn into tough Group D with Italy, Brazil
The 24-team tournament holding in Argentina will kickoff on Saturday, May 20. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have been drawn into Group D of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup alongside Italy, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. The 2023 edition of the youth tournament would see 24 teams from 6 confederations converge …
Read More »U-20 AFCON: Ladan Bosso counters Uganda allegation that Flying Eagles are overage
The coach has defended the allegation from Uganda that they played against ‘senior players’ after Nigeria ended their World Cup dreams. Nigeria’s U-20 coach Ladan Bosso has come out to dispel claims from his Ugandan colleague, Jackson Mayanja, that his team at the ongoing U-20 AFCON in Egypt is full of …
Read More »U-20 AFCON: Nigeria’s Ladan Bosso draws inspiration from Lionel Messi, Argentina
The Flying Eagles boss is in a bullish mood and believes his team can emulate Argentina’s path to World Cup glory to lift the U-20 AFCON title in Egypt. Nigeria’s U-20 manager, Ladan Bosso has drawn inspiration from Argetina as he looks to lead the country to glory in the …
Read More »ATHLETICS: World Athletics ratifies marathon World Record and World U20 records
Kipchoge won the 2022 Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:01:09, which surpassed his previous WR by 30 seconds, set on the same course in 2018. His victory in Berlin was his fourth in his career, and he also won the Tokyo Marathon. Kipchoge was a finalist for the 2022 …
Read More »U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles drawn into ‘group of death’ with hosts Egypt, and 2019 finalists
The Egypt-hosted event will be the 17th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations – 24th if tournaments without hosts are included – and will see Nigeria participate in the tournament for the 18th time. The Flying Eagles also make a return to the tournament after failing to have …
Read More »AFCON U20: Draws hold today as Flying Eagles know foes
The Flying Eagles will know their group opponents from the draw for the next year. The 12-nation tournament scheduled for February 19 to March 11, 2023, draws hold on Friday in Cairo, Egypt. The qualified countries for the tournament are hosts Egypt, Tunisia, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, The Gambia, Uganda, South …
Read More »Falconets defeat South Korea 1- 0 to qualify for quarter- final in U-20 World Cup:
Nigeria’s Falconets have booked a place in the quarterfinals of the 10th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The Naija sqaud recorded a 1-0 victory against South Korea in their second group game played on Monday morning, August 15, 2022. Esther Onyenezide’s 83rd minute screamer sealed …
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