AFCON U-20: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles beat Uganda to World Cup ticket

Nigeria’s U-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup scheduled to hold in Indonesia later this year.

The team’s qualification came after a hard-fought 1-0 win over their Uganda counterparts in the second quarterfinal game of the ongoing AFCON U-20 tournament in Egypt.

An unfortunate own goal by Uganda’s Ibrahim Juma in the 30th minute proved to be the difference as Ladan Bosso’s boys held on to the slim advantage until the final whistle.

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