THE Flying Eagles of Nigeria will start the defence of their WAFU B U-20 Championship title against the Black Satellites of Ghana on July 27 at the Lycée Scientifique de Yamoussoukro in Côte d’Ivoire.
The match, which is a repeat of the 2024 final in Lome, Togo, in which the Flying Eagles defeated the Satellites 2-1 to emerge champions, will kick off at 2pm local time (3pm Nigerian time ).
Matchday 2 three days later will see the seven-time African champions battle the Junior Sparrow Hawks of Togo at the same Lycée Scientifique de Yamoussoukro, with kick-off set for 2pm local time (3pm Nigerian time).
The Flying Eagles will wrap up their Group B campaign against Young Stallions of Burkina Faso on August 2 also at the Lycée Scientifique with kick-off time scheduled at 2pm local time (3pm Nigerian time).
The coach Abdu Maikaba-led side will depart Nigeria on Monday after weeks of intensive training and screening in Abuja.
The WAFU competition a qualifying tournament for the 2027 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
