Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, have drawn Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso in the group phase of this year’s West Africa Football Union (WAFU) B U20 Championship to be hosted by Côte d’Ivoire, www.aclsports.com reports.
The Flying Eagles and their Ghana counterparts were placed in the same group in last year’s finals in Prampram, Ghana, and they are set to renew their rivalry in this year’s edition.
The draw conducted on Wednesday put the former champions and their opponents in Group B, while hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Benin Republic and Niger Republic make up Group A.
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, who are seven-time African champions, are the defending champions of the WAFU B U20 Championship, having defeated Ghana’s Satellites 2-1 in the final of the last edition of the competition in Lome in 2024.
Head coach Abdu Maikaba and his 23-man squad will depart the country on Monday as they set their sights on securing one of WAFU B’s two qualification spots for next year’s U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and making the nation proud. The tournament will run from 26th July to 9th August.
