The Flying Eagles have booked a spot in the semi-finals of the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations after seeing off the Junior Cranes of Uganda 1-0.
Thursday’s win at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Egypt also sealed the team’s place in the FIFA U-20 World Cup billed for Indonesia later in the year.
While the Ugandans gave Nigeria a tough game, Ibrahim Jumia scored an own goal to hand victory to the West Africans in the tightly-contested match.
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The win makes Ladan Bosso’s team the second side after Senegal to book a place in the semi-finals of the competition. The Young Lions of Teranga piped the Benin Republic by the same margin earlier in the day.
THE VIBES IN 🇳🇬’S DRESSING ROOMS ARE IMMACULATE 😍#TotalEnergiesAFCONU20 | @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/GT4Tj57q9T
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Nigeria have won the U-20 AFCON seven times but have failed to clinch the global prize.
