{"id":826120,"date":"2025-02-11T10:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/record-winners-nigerias-flying-eagles-among-top-seeds-as-caf-sets-draw-process-for-u-20-afcon-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T16:12:25","slug":"record-winners-nigerias-flying-eagles-among-top-seeds-as-caf-sets-draw-process-for-u-20-afcon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/record-winners-nigerias-flying-eagles-among-top-seeds-as-caf-sets-draw-process-for-u-20-afcon-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Record winners Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles among top seeds as CAF sets draw process for U-20 AFCON 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles have been ranked among the top three teams for the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the tournament\u2019s draw procedure, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The biennial youth competition<\/a> will take place in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire from April 26 to May 18, 2025, featuring 13 teams from across the continent.<\/p>\n

Alongside Nigeria, the qualified nations include Egypt and Morocco (North Africa), holders Senegal and Sierra Leone (WAFU A), Ghana and hosts C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (WAFU B), Tanzania and Kenya (CECAFA), South Africa and Zambia (COSAFA), and DR Congo (Central Africa).<\/p>\n

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Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles celebrate WAFU B success. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nigeria won the WAFU B<\/a> regional championship late last year, beating Ghana in the final.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 The NFF (@thenff) October 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles, the most successful team in the tournament\u2019s history with seven titles, finished third in the 2023 edition, which was won by Senegal.<\/p>\n

As a result, they are among the top-seeded teams, alongside Senegal and hosts C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, as per Ghana FA.<\/a><\/p>\n

2025 U20 AFCON: Tournament Format & Draw Procedure<\/h4>\n

The 13 teams will be divided into three groups:<\/p>\n

Group A will have five teams, while
Groups B and C will each contain four teams.
The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-placed teams, will qualify for the quarterfinals, leading to the semifinals, third-place playoff, and final.<\/p>\n

CAF\u2019s ranking for the draw is as follows:<\/p>\n

Senegal<\/strong> \u2013 Winners in 2023
Nigeria<\/strong> \u2013 Third place in 2023
Congo<\/strong> \u2013 Second in group stage
Egypt<\/strong> \u2013 Third in group stage
Zambia<\/strong> \u2013 Fourth in group stage<\/p>\n

The hosts, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, will automatically take position A1, while Senegal and Nigeria will occupy positions C1 and B1, respectively.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The draw will be conducted using five pots:<\/p>\n

Pot 1: Congo, Egypt, Zambia (to be drawn into A2, B2, and C2)
Pot 2: The remaining seven teams (to be drawn into various group positions)
Pot 3-5: Assigned for positions A3, B3, C3, A4, B4, C4, and A5<\/p>\n

Nigeria Flying Eagles\u2019 Legacy<\/h4>\n

Nigeria remain the dominant force in U-20 AFCON history with seven titles and has also finished as runners-up twice at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Nigeria Flying Eagles during the WAFU B-U-20 Championship. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Their last U-20 AFCON triumph came in 2015, when they defeated hosts Senegal 1-0 in the final in Dakar.<\/p>\n

With the 2025 edition set to showcase Africa\u2019s brightest young talents, Nigeria will aim to reclaim their crown and extend their record as the competition\u2019s most successful team.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soccer Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles have been ranked among the top three teams for the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the tournament\u2019s draw procedure, Soccernet.ng reports. The biennial youth competition will take place in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire from April 26 to May 18, 2025, featuring 13 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":826121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3543,2005,815],"tags":[6744,5387],"class_list":{"0":"post-826120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-record","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-winners","10":"tag-record","11":"tag-winners"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}