On Saturday, the Flying Eagles walked over Lesotho in a final qualifying match in Kaduna.

Lesotho apparently stayed away from the match after they had expressed concerns over the outbreak of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria.

“We have finally receive a letter from CAF informing us that we have qualified for the African Youth Championship next year in Senegal after Lesotho failed to turn up on Saturday,” Flying Eagles secretary Aliyu Auwal Ibrahim said.

“As a result of this decision, the team have been decamped on Monday and will resume in line with the coach’s build-up programme for Senegal 2015.”

Hosts Senegal and Nigeria have thus qualified for the eight-team tournament, while six other countries will book their passage in a fortnight after first leg qualifiers were staged at the weekend.

The top four teams at the 2015 AYC in March will qualify for the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand.