After the Black Stars of Ghana eliminated Nigeria from the 2022 FIFA senior World Cup race, both countries been drawn in Group B of the WAFU Zone B U-20 Cup of Nations with Nigeria hard pressed to avoid another disappointing defeat at the lower cadre reports Prime Business Africa.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe competition will hold from May 7 to May 20 in Niger Republic, and will also serve as the qualifiers for the U-20 AFCON to be staged in Egypt in 2023.
The four semifinalists at the competition in Egypt will represent Africa in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2023 to be helosted by Indonesia.
Ladan Bosso will lead the Flying Eagles to the tournament, after the NFF retained him as the head coach of the U-20 Eagles during the week.
THE FULL DRAW:
Group A: Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Ivory Coast and Togo
Group B: Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso.
The winners and runners up in each group will qualify for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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