{"id":22530,"date":"2025-07-09T13:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=22530"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:15:52","slug":"wafu-b-u20-boys-tourney-flying-eagles-seek-to-extend-regional-domination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/wafu-b-u20-boys-tourney-flying-eagles-seek-to-extend-regional-domination\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU B U20 Boys Tourney: Flying Eagles seek to extend regional domination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nigeria\u2019s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles have commenced training sessions in the Ghanaian capital, Accra ahead of the kick-off of this year\u2019s WAFU B U20 Boys Tournament.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier scheduled to be an expanded tourney involving teams also from the 9-nation WAFU A, organizers have had to revert to the WAFU B-only arrangement, with the Ghanaian capital hosting the competition scheduled for 10th \u2013 23rd July.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has picked captain Daniel Bameyi and 19 other players, with a scoop from the group that finished third at the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt two months ago and thus qualified to represent Africa at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Chile later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt is a prominent figure from that mosaic, alongside defender Odinaka Okoro, and midfielders Bidemi Amole, Ezekiel Kpangu, Divine Oliseh and Tahir Maigana.<\/p>\n<p>A number of new birds have birthed, including Bayelsa United goalkeeper Clinton Andy, defenders Abba Sadiq and Marvelous Freedom, midfielder Abduljelil Kamaldeen, and forwards Imrana Muhammad and Qudus Olayiwola.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, winners of the last two editions of the WAFU B U20 Championships (hosted by Niger Republic and Togo respectively), will take on hosts Ghana in the opening match of Group A on Thursday, from 3pm on Thursday, 10th July. 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