Flying Eagles defenders Augustine Njoku and Solomon Agbalaka have been named among the Best XI of the just-concluded CAF U-20 AFCON in Egypt. Nigeria finished the competition as the third-best team thanks to a 4-0 win over Tunisia in the third-place playoff on Friday, while Senegal defeated Gambia 2-0 to lift the trophy for the first time. Njoku was placed …

Solomon Agbalaka was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s 1-0 win against hosts Egypt at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. This was as the seven-time African champions steered their campaign back on the rails after defender Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three points from host nation, Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. …