Thursday, November 21, 2024

U-20 AFCON: Guinea Bissau To Hit Calabar On Friday


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... U-20 AFCON Qualifier: Guinea-Bissau To Hit Calabar On Friday For Flying Eagles By Admin The Guinea-Bissau contingent will fly into Calabar, Cross River State on Friday ahead of Saturday’s second-leg, second round 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifier against the Flying Eagles of Nigeria. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on their official website on Thursday. The first leg between the Flying Eagles and Guinea-Bissau ended 2-2 despite the Nigerian side taking a 2-0 first-half lead. According to the NFF, the Guinea-Bissau contingent arrived in Lagos on Wednesday night and will depart for Calabar, venue for the reverse tie, on Friday. Also, the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has appointed Togolese referee Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe to officiate the game between the Flying Eagles and Guinea-Bissau. Attiogbe will be assisted by his compatriots Limsa Kabassima (Assistant Referee 1), Adam Moukaila Biyao (Assistant Referee 2) and Kokou Hougnimon Fagla (Reserve Referee). Mr. Andy Quame from Liberia will serve as the match commissioner. A 0-0 or 1-1 draw for the Flying Eagles will be enough to see them advance into the play-off round. The game comes up inside the Udoukaha Jacob Esuene Stadium, in Calabar.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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