U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles to face Egypt, Senegal, Mozambique
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face the host nation Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique in the group stage of the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The draw for the tournament scheduled to hold in Egypt between February 19 and March 11 sees the four teams placed in Group A.
Uganda, Central African Republic, South Sudan and Congo are placed in Group B, while The Gambia, Tunisia, Benin Republic and Zambia will slug it out in Group C.
It is the first time that the Africa U20 Cup of Nations will witness 12 teams.
From the result of the draw, the Flying Eagles, who qualified as champions of WAFU B zone, will play their first match of the tournament against Senegal, who emerged from WAFU A zone.
Egypt qualified automatically as hosts, while Tunisia emerged from North Africa.
The top four teams in Egypt will qualify to represent Africa at next year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals slated between May 20 and June 11 in Indonesia.
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