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Flying Eagles Return to Camp for Egypt Friendlies Ahead of U20 AFCON

"The matches, scheduled for February 25 and 27, are part of the Flying Eagles' preparations for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations, which will be held in Cote d'Ivoire from April 26 to May 18"

Samuel AkpanFebruary 11, 2025828

Ahead of AFCON, Nigeria’s U20 boys and seven-time African champions, the Flying Eagles, have returned to camp as they prepare for a two-match tour of Egypt later this month, Persecondnews reports.

Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has called up 30 players to camp as the team gears up for the friendlies against Egypt’s U20 team in Cairo.

The matches, scheduled for February 25 and 27, are part of the Flying Eagles’ preparations for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations, which will be held in Cote d’Ivoire from April 26 to May 18.

The top four teams at the tournament will qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Chile, scheduled for September 27 to October 19.

The Flying Eagles won the WAFU-B U20 Championship in Togo last year to qualify for the finals in Cote d’Ivoire.

They defeated Ghana’s Black Satellites 3-1 in the final match.

The team will be looking to build on their past successes, including their two-time FIFA World Cup runners-up finishes in 1989 and 2005.

Persecondnews reports that the Flying Eagles invited for camping in Abuja for Egypt friendlies are:

Goalkeepers: Ifeanyi Harcourt (Sporting Lagos); Light Emerenonye (Diamond Academy); Abubakar Rufai (Mavlon FC)

Defenders: Adamu Maigari (El-Kanemi Warriors); Daniel Bameyi (Bayelsa United); Kenneth Igbokwe (Enugu Rangers); Haruna Aliyu (Wikki Tourists); Musa Ademu (Wireless FC); Shamsudeen Muhammad (Mavlon FC); Ibrahim Abdullahi; Shamsudeen Ishaq (Grassrunner FC); Steven Jolomi (Mavlon FC)

Midfielders: Raphael Oyebanji (Shuffle Select FC); Mohammed Ibrahim (Niger Tornadoes); Kizito Opara (Campus Academy); Alabi Sulaiman Jojo (El-Kanemi Warriors); Sulaiman Abubakar (Diamond Academy); Shafiu Adamu (Wikki Tourists); Cletus Simon (Mavlon FC)

Forwards: Bidemi Amole (Real Sapphire Academy); Clinton Japhet (Enyimba FC); Matthew Chukwusa (Morack Academy); Nasiru Salihu (El-Kanemi Warriors); Divine Olisha (Fostar Academy); Jerry Salami (Aspire Academy); Oluwaseyi Akinfenwa (Real Sapphire Academy); Shola Adelami (Ikorodu City); Abdulrahaman Ishaq (Sport Supply Academy); Ezekiel Anthony (Aspire Academy); Sodiq Olalekan Adewunmi (Jaguar Sports FC)