The Flying Eagles’ quest to win their first-ever FIFA U20 World Cup ended in the quarter-final stage on Sunday, after they lost 1-0 to Korea Republic at the Santiago Del Estero. An extra-time goal by Choi Seok-Hyeon was the difference as the Asians progressed to the semifinal of the competition in Argentina, where they face European champions, Italy. Coach Ladan …

Nigeria eliminated host nation Argentina as goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Rilwanu Haliru Sarki sent the six-time champions out of the FIFA U20 World Cup at the Round of 16 on Wednesday. Record title winner (6), Argentina had stopped Nigeria from winning the championship in the 2005 final when Lionel Messi scoring twice from the spot in the showpiece match …

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face hosts Argentina in the Round of 16 of the FIFA U20 World Cup on Wednesday as the competition enters its business end. With six titles in the bag, Argentina are the most successful nation in the competition, and stopped Nigeria from lifting the title in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2005 when a Lionel Messi-inspired side …

The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr. Mohammed Sanusi on Friday evening presented $1,000 to the Flying Eagles for their performance against Gli Azzurrini of Italy in the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina. Sanusi had made the presentation on Friday evening in Buenos Aires after the Flying Eagles last training session ahead of the team’s encounter against Brazil on …

A confident Nigerian team said it would not under-rate the opposition but rather go with full confidence into picking all three points when they take on Dominican Republic at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza on Sunday evening in the FIFA U20 World Cup, which started in Argentina on Saturday. Head coach Ladan Bosso, his assistants and the players were …

The Nigerian Ambassador to Argentina, Mr. Philip Ikurusi has charged the Flying Eagles to not only evoke the spirit of their 1989 and 2005 predecessors but to also go a step further by winning for Nigeria for the very first time the FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy in Argentina this summer. During a visit to the team’s camp at Howard …