U-20 WORLD CUP: FLYING EAGLES QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 AFTER UKRAINE DRAW
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have qualified for the
round of 16 in the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, following a 1-1 draw
with Ukraine.
With the result, Nigeria finished third in
Group D with four points from three games.
The Paul Aigbogun boys advanced to the round
of 16 as one of the four best third-placed sides, or best losers as it is
referred to in Nigerian parlance.
In the other group match, USA defeated Qatar
1-0 and finished second in the group with six points, a point behind group
leaders Ukraine.
Earlier, Flying Eagles failed to build on
their big win over Qatar as they were thrashed 2-0 by the USA in their second
group game
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