Aigbogun Submits Final List As Flying Eagles Depart Tuesday For U20 African Cup of Nations

AFCONU20: Aigbogun submits final lists, team depart Tuesday.

By Sampson Adedeji

With few days to the start of the 2019 U20 African Cup of Nation in Niger, Nigeria's Flying Eagles coach Paul Aigbogun has submitted final list of 21 players to the Nigeria Football Federations.

The Nigeria side has been in camp in Abuja preparing for the tournaments after missing the last edition.

Seven –time African champions Nigeria clash with the Burundi U20 side, Junior Itamba, at the Stade General Seyni Kountche on Saturday next week (starting from 7.30pm) in their first match of the competition. Same day, host nation Niger Republic will battle South Africa’s Amajita at the same venue in the tournament’s opening match, starting from 4.30pm.

The Flying Eagles then play the Amajita on Tuesday, 5th February before rounding off the group phase with a battle against the host nation on Friday, 8th February.

The semi finalist will represent Africa on the FIFA U20 World cup slated for Poland from May 23rd to June 15th, 2019.