NSC salutes Nigeria Flying Eagles for booking FIFA U20 World Cup ticket

Posted : 13 May 2025

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has sent a resounding congratulatory message to the Nigeria U-20 Team, the Flying Eagles, for booking a semifinal ticket at the AFCON U-20 tournament in Egypt and ultimately securing their place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

The Aliyu Zubairu-led team achieved this feat after knocking out defending champions Senegal in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Monday at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt.

An excited Chairman of the NSC, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said the performance of the boys has steadily improved with every game they played, and they were the better side against their Senegalese opponents.

"I must thank the Nigeria Football Federation for this qualification feat, which shows the collective resilience of the boys and their coaching staff."

"The boys' performance so far only reflects the hard work put into the team, both in preparations and camping."

"We have a very good record at this level, and the boys showed it with their performance today. On behalf of all Nigerians and Mr. President, I want to charge them to remain focused until they win the tournament."

The Director General of the NSC, Bukola Olopade, added that the feat of the Flying Eagles is the latest success story the country is witnessing from its various sports federations.

"It's not a fluke that we are seeing most of our national teams in different sports producing impressive performances at international competitions. Based on the mandate given to us, Mr. President is very intentional about the sustainability of the country's sports development from the grassroots."

"This is why we are deliberately committed to adequate funding of the various federations so that our players and athletes get the support they need at all times to give their all while representing the country."

The DG further expressed confidence, stating that he has no doubt that, having crossed the first hurdle of securing the World Cup ticket in Chile, the Flying Eagles can now go all the way to win the tournament.

Nigeria will take on South Africa in one of the semifinal matches for a place in the final, while it will be a North African affair when host Egypt takes on Morocco in the other semifinal match.

NSC salutes Nigeria Flying Eagles for booking FIFA U20 World Cup ticket

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