Nigeria's U20 Team To Depart For Calabar For AFCON Qualifier Tomorrow

Nigeria's U20 team, the Flying Eagles, will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Calabar, venue of their U20 AFCON qualifier return leg match against Burundi.


The Flying Eagles won the first leg in Bujumbura 1-0 on Saturday and the second leg is fixed for June 11.

Nigeria are expected to beat Burundi and qualify for the final round of the qualifiers against Sudan in July.

The return leg against Sudan will be on July 22, also in Calabar, with the overall winners qualifying for the tournament in Zambia next year.