Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will face fellow West Africans Mali in the semi-final of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday at the Stade Seyni Kountche, Niamey, reports Completesports.com.
Mali defeated Ghana 1-0 in their final Group B game at the Maradi Stadium to book a date in the last four with the seven-time champions.
The Malians finished in second position in the group behind the young Terangha Lions of Senegal.
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The Flying Eagles top Group A with seven points with two wins and a draw from their three group games.
Nigeria and Mali also clashed in the semi-final of the U-20 WAFU Cup in Togo in December with the Flying Eagles winning 1-0 to reach the final of the sub-regional tourney.
Senegal and South Africa will clash in the other semi-final also on Wednesday at the Seyni Kountche Stadium.
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If the flying eagles could outpaced Niger the host country, Mali will fall too.
Abeg, make una try ooo, make agbada no hook come Wednesday. Underrating the opponent can be hazardous.
It appears a repeat of the December 2018 WAFU U-20 nations tournament is upon us where we met Mali and Senegal in the semifinals and finals respectively. The semifinal match against Mali actually ended in a 1-1 stalemate and we only came victorious 5-4 on penalties while the Senegalese who is the new sheriff in town in U-20 defeated us 2-0. This is the time for revenge, I hope the boys could take up the gauntlet.