By Kayode John
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been handed a tough draw in the 2024 WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship scheduled to take place in Togo.
Nigeria are in Group B alongside Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso in the draw released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday.
The Nigerian U-20s will kick off their campaign in the competition against Burkina Faso on October 17, before their last group clash with the Ivorians six days later.
Hosts Togo are in Group A, which has Niger Republic, Ghana and Benin Republic.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals of the qualifying tournament for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to take place in South Africa next January.
Coach of the Flying Eagles, Aliyu Zubairu, who doubles as the head coach of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, recently lamented inadequate preparation towards the upcoming WAFU competion.
