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WAFU B U-20 Tourney: Flying Eagles settle down in Yamoussoukro  

Nigeria’s U-20 boys, Flying Eagles, have now settled down in the city of Yamoussoukro in Cote d’Ivoire ahead of their participation in this year’s WAFU B U-20 Championship kicking off this weekend.

The Cup-holders flew into Abidjan, the capital of Cote d’Ivoire, on Monday before proceeding to Yamoussoukro by road. 

The contingent is lodged at the Trio Corridor Hotel, and the team’s first match of the tournament is against Ghana’s Black Satellites at the Lycée Scientifique on Monday afternoon.

Incidentally, the Black Satellites were the Flying Eagles’ victims in the final of the last edition of the competition in Lome, with the seven-time African champions running away 2-1 winners.

On Thursday next week, Abdu Maikaba’s charges will go up against the Sparrow Hawks of Togo before they take on Burkina Faso’s Young Stallions on August 2.   

23 Flying Eagles

Lawani Clinton (Sporting Lagos) 

Olayemi Ayinla (Warri Wolves)

Wahab Musa (FC Malaga)

Timilehin Agbonjimi (FC Ablaze)

Odinaka Alfred (Aseami Academy)

Somto Nnoli (Akwa United)

Samson Joshua (Galadima FC)

Ebrima Manneh (Sporting Supreme)

Abdoulaye Agbeloye (Grassrunner FC)

Habila Simeon (Golden Boot Soccer Academy)

Imrana Muhammad (Deportivo Alaves)

Saifullahi Yusuf (Wikki Tourists)

Israel Samuel (Abia Warriors)

Sani Shuaibu (Wikki Tourists)

Oraro Lucky (Warri Wolves)

Rufai Abubakar (NK Istra 1961)

Auwal Muhammad (Bichi First)

Jamilu Yusuf (Junior Danburan)

Adamu Hussaini (Barau FC)

Abdulmuiz Adeleke (Sporting Supreme)

Abdullahi Ele (JMD FC)

Gift Subi (P Sport Academy)

Aminu Yusuf (Kano Pillars).