Nigeria begins title defence against Libya in U23 AFCON

Nigeria begins title defence against Libya in U23 AFCON By Admin Nigeria will begin their U23 AFCON title defense against Libya in March next year after winning it in 2015 in Senegal. The North African nation (Libya) have walked over Gambia who withdrew from the competition. Dream Team VII will play Libya in both legs but the U23 AFCON qualifying tournament will begin this weekend with the likes of 2000 Olympics gold medalists Cameroon, Ghana and Guinea all involved for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the top three teams advancing to represent Africa in Asia continent of Japan. Nigeria have won Gold (1996), silver (2008) and bronze (2016) at the Olympics. Credit: fcnaija.com