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. …

Egypt U-20 national team coach, Mahmoud Gaber has called up four foreign-based players to bolster his squad ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The 2023 U-20 AFCON tournament will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March with the top four teams qualifying for the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Indonesia in May. The young …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will camp in Morocco instead of Spain ahead of next month’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations on 7th February. A training camp for the country’s youth team has become paramount because they need to acclimatise to the wintry weather conditions in Egypt. The 2023 U-20 AFCON will be played in Egypt between 19th February and 11th March. …