Flying Eagles Faces CIV In WAFU U-20 Tournament’s Semifinals 

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face Côte d’Ivoire in the semi- finals of the 2022 U-20 WAFU Zone B tournament in Niger Republic on Tuesday evening reports Prime Business Africa.

The semi-final pairing was confirmed after the Flying Eagles were confirmed as Group B winners with four points from two games.

Nigeria defeated defending champions Ghana in their opening game before playing out a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso on Wednesday.

Burkina Faso eliminated Ghana 2-1 in the final Group B game on Saturday evening to knock the Black Satellites out of the competition.

Meanwhile, the semi-finals fixture between Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire will go down on Tuesday, 17 May.

The other semi-final tie will see Benin Republic take on Burkina Faso.

The two finalists from the tournament will qualify for the 2023 U-20 Nations Cup in Egypt, which will run from 18 February to 12 March.

The top four teams from the U-20 AFCON in Egypt will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.