{"id":20451,"date":"2024-10-22T19:57:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T19:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=20451"},"modified":"2024-10-22T19:57:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T19:57:42","slug":"wafu-b-u20-championship-flying-eagles-set-to-fly-over-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wafu-b-u20-championship-flying-eagles-set-to-fly-over-elephants\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU B U20 Championship: Flying Eagles set to fly over Elephants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cup holders Nigeria know they must attain a different shape and be at their very best when they confront the Young Elephants of Cote d\u2019Ivoire on Thursday, if they are not to exit this year\u2019s WAFU B U20 Championship at the group stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The seven-time African champions fell by a lone goal to Burkina Faso\u2019s Young Etalons on Friday and their route to the last four has been made tougher by the Etalons\u2019 lone-goal reverse against the Elephants two days ago.<\/p>\n<p>The intricacies of a three-team group have fully come to the fore, with each team having to play only two matches, and a single loss meaning that a team could be on the way out of a tournament.<\/p>\n<p>With the Ivorians and the Burkinabes tied at the top of the pile, Nigeria must win by two clear goals against the Ivorians to be sure of a place in the semi-finals, and the opportunity to keep pushing to defend her crown.<\/p>\n<p>President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, who watched the Flying Eagles lose to a second-half goal on Friday, expressed hope that the team re-invents itself and delivers the goods against the Ivorians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not happy about the result. We expected a win and the three points, particularly as they are in a three-team group which can be delicate. However, I believe the coaches and the players will sit up and come up with a strategy to overcome the Ivorians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians are expecting so much from the team. As defending champions, it will not be good for us not to qualify for the U20 AFCON, having reached the quarter-finals at the FIFA World Cup last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s encounter at the Municipal Stadium, Lome will commence at 4pm Nigeria time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92024 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. 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