Flying Eagles to face Brazil, Italy at FIFA Under-20 World Cup

Fri, Apr 21, 2023
By editor
1 MIN READ

Sports

NIGERIA Flying Eagles were on Friday in Zurich drawn in Group D alongside Brazil, Italy and Dominican Republic for the first round of the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria were among the 24 countries which earlier secured their respective places in the competition.

Nigeria secured their place in the competition billed for May 20 to June 12 in Argentina after they finished third at the 2023 Under-20 African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

They and the 23 others have now been drawn into six groups of four teams each.

Group A has hosts Argentina, Guatemala, Uzbekistan and New Zealand, while Group B has the U.S., Ecuador, Fiji Islands and Slovakia.

Group C has African champions Senegal, Colombia, Japan and Israel, the country which indirectly brought about the switch in tournament venue from Indonesia to Argentina.

Group E has Uruguay, Iraq, England and Tunisia, while Group F has France, Korea, Gambia and Honduras.

NAN reports that hosts Argentina are the most successful team in the tournament while Nigeria are two-times finalists, in 1989 and 2005.(NAN)

A.

Tags:


Liverpool have to wait for Joao Pedro – Monday’s gossip

LOVERPOOL’s move for Joao Pedro will have to wait until the summer, Paris St-Germain willing to pay £83m for Alexander...

Read More
NPFL: Late penalty kick helps Kwara United to narrow win

A penalty kick awarded late in the game on Sunday helped hosts Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin to a...

Read More
Rampant Liverpool devour Tottenham Hotspur in nine-goal thriller

RAMPANT Liverpool hit Tottenham for six to ensure they hold a four-point advantage at the Premier League summit come Christmas....

Read More