Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will round off their preparations for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abuja, following weeks of intensive training in Katsina.
The seven-time African champions, led by head coach Aliyu Zubairu, began camping in Katsina early last month and are expected to relocate to Abuja for the final phase of their camping exercise next week.
The Flying Eagles are drawn in Group B and will face Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa.
This year’s U-20 AFCON will be hosted in Egypt, marking the second straight edition the North African nation is staging, after Côte d’Ivoire pulled out as hosts.
A place in the semi-finals will secure the Flying Eagles a ticket to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
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