U-20 AFCON: Nigeria to face Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco in Group B
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will now face Morocco, Kenya, and Tunisia in the group phase of the 24th Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, taking place in Egypt from April 27th to May 18th this year.
In a redraw conducted at the headquarters of the Egypt Football Association in Cairo on Sunday, Egypt and South Africa, who were originally in Nigeria’s group before Côte d’Ivoire withdrew as tournament hosts, found themselves placed in Group A.
New hosts Egypt head Group A, which consists of five teams, with Zambia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Tanzania completing the group.
As originally scheduled, the Flying Eagles will face two North African teams (this time, Tunisia and Morocco), along with East Africans Kenya, for a spot in the quarter-finals.
Defending champions Senegal head Group C, with the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ghana as their opponents.
After returning to Abuja from a three-week training camp in Katsina, the seven-time African champions are expected to fly to Egypt this week for an eight-day final-phase preparation before the competition kicks off.
All four semi-finalists in Egypt will represent Africa at this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, which will take place from September 27th to October 19th.
GROUP A: Egypt, Zambia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania
GROUP B: Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco
GROUP C: Senegal, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ghana
