Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have qualified for the final of the ongoing African Youth Championship taking place in Johannesburg.

Nigeria defeated Mali by 2-0 in one of the semi-final matches played today.

Flying Eagles Ogungbe Ganiyu (L) scrambles with a Gambian counterpart, Camara Alasanna during their African Youth Championship (AYC) last Group B match, Sunday, in South Africa.

By qualifying for the semi-final, Nigeria had already booked a place at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup holding later in the year in Colombia,