Tricky draws for U-20 Eagles, Eaglets

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, December 10th, 2012

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NIGERIA was handed a mixed bag of draws on Sunday as the Golden Eaglets were paired in the same group as perennial rival, Ghana, in the 2013 African U-17 Champioships scheduled for Morocco.
For the 2013 African U-20 Championships holding in Algeria, defending champions the Flying Eagles will do battle in Group B with Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon.
The host Algeria will face Benin, Ghana and Egypt in the other group.
While Nigeria missed the last two editions of the African U-17 championships but qualified in an impressive style for this tournament, scoring 21 goals and conceding only one, Ghana is returning to the finals for the first time since 2007.
The semi-finalists will represent Africa at the Under-17 World Cup in October in the United Arab Emirates.
Nigeria’s other Group B opponents in the U-17 championships are Congo and Cote d’Ivoire. Group A is made up of Morocco, Gabon, Tunisia and Botswana. The championships will be held between April 23 and 27, while the U-20 championships will be held in March.
Democratic Republic of Congo will be making its first time appearance at the U-20 tournament, while Gabon will be putting up a second time appearance.

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