The Flying Eagles again lost on 4-5 penalty shoot –out as South Africa’s Amajita picked up the bronze medals of the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niamey.

Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has said the Flying Eagles’ biggest undoing at the 2019 U20 AFCON in Niger was their over reliance on individual players.

Flying Eagles’ quest to win the U20 Africa Cup of Nations came to a crashing end on Wednesday after a penalty shootout loss to Mali in the semi-final game.

Flying Eagles will not win an eighth U-20 AFCON crown in Niger after they lost 3-4 on penalties to Mali in Wednesday’s semifinal. Both teams were tied on 1-1 after extra-time.

The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Saturday congratulated the Flying Eagles on their qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.

Flying Eagles midfielder, Afeez Aremu said the team is now focused on winning the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations title, after securing qualification for the U20 FIFA World Cup in Poland.

Nigeria National Under 20 team, the Flying Eagles, on Friday piped tournament hosts, Niger Republic, 1-0 in their last Group A match at the ongoing 2019 Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Niamey.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, have, Friday, qualified for the semi-finals in the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations after beating host country, Niger Republic, 1-0 in Niamey.

The drumbeats of war are raging as the Flying Eagles confront hosts Niger Republic in a final group A match of the 15th Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, with a semi final ticket and World Cup qualification the reward for the victorious team.

Flying Eagles coach Paul Aigbogun has revealed that the national team will go all out for a victory in their final Group A match against hosts Niger at Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey tomorrow.