Eagles to host Guinea’s U23 team in Abuja in March

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U-23 AFCON Eagles to host Guinea’s U23 team in Abuja in March

Hassan Abdulsalam 12:13 - 09.03.2023

The game was earlier scheduled for the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan the same day.

The Olympic Eagles' U23 team will face Guinea in the final round of qualifiers for this year's Africa U23 Cup of Nations in Abuja.

The game will be held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 22.

The game was earlier scheduled for the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan the same day.

Olympic Eagles Journey to Final round

The 1996 winners defeated the Tanzania U23 squad 3-1 on aggregate in October 2022, winning 2-0 at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan after both teams drew 1-1 in the first leg in Dar es Salaam to advance to this level of the series.

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Olympic Eagles players

The winner of the two-leg match between Nigeria and Guinea will move on to the finals of the Africa U23 Cup of Nations, which will be held later in the year and hosted by Morocco. The African players who will represent the continent at the Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Paris the following year will also be chosen at the Moroccan event.

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The return leg against the Guineans will be in Morocco on Monday, 27th.