U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles In Tough Group, Face Egypt And 2 Others

U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles In Tough Group, Face Egypt And 2 Others

Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria's Flying Eagles have been handed a tough draw in the group stage of the U20 African Cup of Nations, BSNSports.com.ng report.

The draw which was conducted on Friday in Cairo, Egypt see Nigeria's U20 side in group A alongside Senegal, Mozambique and the host Egypt.

The Nigeria side has been in camp under the tutelage of Ladan Bosso in the past few weeks and engaged in a series of friendly matches to be in shape for the competitions slated to hold in Egypt in January/February 2023.

The semi-finalists of the competition will qualify to represent the continent in the U20 FIFA World Cup next year.

Full Draw

GROUP A 

Egypt 

Mozambique  

Senegal  

Nigeria 

GROUP B 

Uganda 

Central African Rep. 

South Sudan 

Congo 

GROUP C 

The Gambia  

Tunisia  

Benin  

Zambia