WAFU U20: Flying Eagles To Depart Nigeria For Togo Wednesday With 25 Players

WAFU U20: Flying Eagles To Depart Nigeria For Togo Wednesday

By Niyi Busari

Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, will depart for Lome, Togo, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, for WAFU B U-20 Championship.

www.bsnsports.com.ng scooped that the team, currently camping at the Remo Sports Institute in Ikenne, Ogun State, will go to the tournament with 25 players; while 20 players are on the main list, five others are on the standby. 

The coach Aliyu Zubairu led team will leave Nigeria next Wednesday, three days to their opener. 

The Flying Eagles, defending champions of the tournament, will begin their title defense with a Group B match against Burkina Faso on Friday, October 18, at the Stade Municipal in Lome. The Nigerian team will then face Cote d’Ivoire in their second group game on October 24. 

Group A includes host nation Togo, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic, with the competition kicking off on October 17 when Togo takes on Benin.

This tournament serves as a qualifier for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, and the top teams will advance to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile next year.