Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, will sweat it out with their
counterparts from Ghana, Niger Republic and Benin Republic in Group B of the
WAFU U20 Cup Tournament holding in Lome, capital of Togo 6th – 16th
December.
The competition is a major preparatory
program for the sub –region’s five teams that have qualified to participate at
the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals holding in Tanzania, 2nd –
17th February 2019.
Seven –time champions Nigeria, alongside Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana
and Niger Republic will take part in the 11 –day tourney in Lome. The five countries
will be joined in Tanzania by Burundi, Angola and the host nation.
The Flying Eagles come up against the Young Squirrels of Benin
in their first match of the tournament on 7th December, before
matches against Junior Mena of Niger Republic (9th December) and
Ghana’s Black Satellites (12th December).
The eight –nation tournament will see hosts Togo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Burkina Faso and Senegal contending in Group A. Matches have been scheduled for
the Stade Municipal and the Stade JCA, both in Lome.
Togo and Cote d’Ivoire will battle it out in the opening match
on 6th December, hours before Senegal confront Burkina Faso. Both matches
will come up at the Stade Municipal, which is also venue for the final match on
16th December.
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