The Nigeria national under-20 team, Flying Eagles will file out against Water FC of Abuja in a friendly game on Wednesday 18th September, 2024
The Two-time World Cup Silver Medalist under Coach Sanni Subair’s tutelage will have an acid test against the Abuja football outfit tomorrow by 7:30 am at the FIFA Goal Project, package B.
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The game is part of preparations by former Elkanemi and Gombe United handlers to know the true onions of the invited players for the 2024 WAFU B U20 Championship.
The Flying Eagles resumed camping last Thursday in Abuja under the watch of Aliyu Zubairu as Head Coach.
Recall that the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation had approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Zubairu as Head Coach of the National U20 Boys, Flying Eagles while Coach Ijaya will serve in an Assistant capacity.
While it is sacrosanct for the coaching crew to ensure they dominate teams like Benin, Ghana, and Ivory Coast, their immediate task is to put together and prepare a team for the WAFU B U20 Championship, scheduled for October/November in Togo, where the zone’s representative will emerge for next year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations.
Flying Eagles of Nigeria under the watch of former Super Eagles forward and Coach, Samson Siasia won the tourney in the continent but controversially lost to Argentina in the year 2005 with Leonel Messi claiming the Most Valuable Player while Mikel Obi and Taye Taiwo won Silver and Bronze boots respectively
