Nigeria U20 Vs Tunisia U20.
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will commence their participation at the CAF African U20 Nations Cup on Thursday, against the Junior Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, in the opening match of Group B.
The Aliyu Zubairu-led team hopes to do better than a third-place finish in the last edition.
Tunisia did not originally qualify for these finals but got in after the original hosts, Côte d’Ivoire, pulled the rug on the Confederation of African Football with only weeks to the opening match.
Nigeria U20 Vs Tunisia U20: Head To Head
Forty years ago, the boys from Carthage were the victims as the Flying Eagles won the second of their seven African titles, in the era when the winner was decided over two legs.
With both teams already qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship (now FIFA U20 World Cup) finals in the USSR, Nigeria forced a 1-1 draw with their hosts in Tunis, and then won a close-fought return leg 2-1 at the National Stadium, Surulere.
Two years ago, the Carthage Eagles again bowed to the Eagles from West Africa in the third-place match of the U20 AFCON, also hosted by Egypt. It ended 4-0 against the North Africans.
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Flying Eagles coach, Aliyu Zubairu, speaks on the team’s readiness and the advantage of playing Egypt in a friendly.
“We will go for the maximum points against the Tunisians and then take it one step at a time as we forge ahead.”
Where To Watch
Nigerians can catch up with the game on the CAF YouTube channel and also on the Bein Sports channel.
- CAF’s YouTube channel, CAF TV
- beIN Sport
- Time Sports
- CANAL+