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Flying Eagles beat Abuja club in warmup game for AFCON
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have started wrapping up preparations for their partipation at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a win in a warmup game.
The Flying Eagles, led by coach Aliyu Zubairu, defeated Morak FC 2-1 in a test game in Abuja on Friday.
Kparobo Arierhi and Precious Benjamin were on target for the national youth team.
The seven-time continental champions, expected to play two more friendlies in Cairo next week, will fly out to Egypt for the competition on Sunday.
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Nigeria have been drawn in Group B alongside Tunisia, Kenya and Morocco. They take on Tunisia in Cairo on Thursday, 1st May.
Three days after the clash with the Tunisians, the Flying Eagles will face Morocco, before rounding off their group phase experience against Kenya on Wednesday, 7th May.
All four semi-finalists at the tournament in Egypt will fly Africa’s flag at this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile, billed for 27th September to 19th October.
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