U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Fixtures, Date And Venue
With the FIFA U20 World Cup set to kick off in Poland on Thursday, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria will be joining other countries in their quest to lift Nigeria’s first ever U20 World title.
Nigeria first appeared at the FIFA U20 World Cup in 1983 in Mexico, defeating then Soviet Union 1-0, losing 0-3 to Brazil and drawing 0-0 with the Netherlands to crash out at group stage.
The Flying Eagles took the bronze medals in 1985 at the expense of hosts, Soviet Union (after penalty shootout) and reached the final in 1989, losing 0-2 to Portugal. Nigeria again reached the final in 2005, but were undone by two penalties taken by Lionel Messi in a 2-1 defeat.
Here is the schedule of the Flying Eagles matches in Poland:
Friday, 24th May; 5pm
Qatar vs Nigeria
Monday 27th May; 7:30pm
USA vs Nigeria
Wednesday 30th; 7:30pm
Nigeria vs Ukraine
Following theie arrival in Poland on Sunday and the first training on Monday, concentration is now fully on Friday’s opening match of Group D against Qatar at the 15,300 –capacity Tychy Stadium in the Slask region of Poland.
