U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles to know group foes Friday

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will discover their opponents of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Friday. The official draw will reveal group phase teams at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup will hold on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland.

The Bureau of the FIFA Council made this known on Monday while confirming the decision to have Argentina as hosts of the competition scheduled for May 20 to June 11.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are one of Africa’s four representatives, with Senegal, The Gambia and Tunisia the other teams. Ladan Bosso’s side finished in third position at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt in March.

The original tournament hosts Indonesia were earlier removed, while a subsequent bid was submitted by the Argentinian Football Association (AFA).

An on-site inspection by a FIFA delegation to the South American country last week then followed.

The delegation members visited the proposed tournament venues and associated infrastructure.

The hosting agreement has been signed by AFA, along with all other relevant documents on the part of the host and local authorities.

The competition will feature six groups of four teams, 24 countries will take part in the competition.

Argentina are the most successful nation in the history of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, having won the tournament six times, most recently in 2007.

The country also hosted the competition in 2001.