{"id":846477,"date":"2025-05-07T13:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/flying-eagles-vs-kenya-harcourt-bameyi-and-three-others-to-watch-in-u20-afcon-clash\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T18:12:14","slug":"flying-eagles-vs-kenya-harcourt-bameyi-and-three-others-to-watch-in-u20-afcon-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/flying-eagles-vs-kenya-harcourt-bameyi-and-three-others-to-watch-in-u20-afcon-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Eagles vs Kenya: Harcourt, Bameyi and three others to watch in U20 AFCON clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Flying Eagles of Nigeria face a crucial test against Kenya in their final Group B game at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victory will seal a spot for Aliyu Zubairu’s troops in the quarter-finals and also mark their 100th appearance in the history of the tournament.<\/p>\n

With everything on the line, Soccernet.ng explores five standout players who could be pivotal to Nigeria\u2019s win against the Rising Stars.<\/p>\n

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1. Ebenezer Harcourt<\/h4>\n

Goalkeeper Harcourt has been a steady figure for the Flying Eagles throughout the group stage. He kept a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Tunisia and did not concede a goal in Nigeria’s 0-0 draw with Morocco.<\/p>\n

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Ebenezer Harcourt [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His shot-stopping ability will be vital in ensuring Nigeria avoid any defensive slip-ups against Kenya.<\/p>\n

2. Auwal Ibrahim<\/h4>\n

Ibrahim remains Nigeria\u2019s only goalscorer<\/a> in the competition so far, having coolly finished in the 38th minute against Tunisia after receiving a clever pass from Odinaka Okoro. His midfield discipline makes him a player Kenya will have to keep close tabs on.<\/p>\n

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Auwal Ibrahim against Tunisia [Photo credit\/NFF]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Daniel Bameyi<\/h4>\n

Bameyi has been outstanding at the heart of Nigeria\u2019s defence. His defensive solidity were on full display in the match against Morocco, where his performance earned him the Man of the Match award. Bameyi will be key to shutting out Kenya\u2019s attackers.<\/p>\n

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Daniel Bameyi [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Precious Benjamin<\/h4>\n

Introduced as a substitute for Kparobo Arierhi in the game against Morocco, Precious Benjamin made an instant impact. His aggressive runs troubled the Moroccan defense, which shows he\u2019s more than capable of leading the line against Kenya.<\/p>\n

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Precious Benjamin during Nigeria’s U-20 AFCON clash against Morocco [Photo credit\/X]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. Divine Oliseh<\/h4>\n

Oliseh has quietly become one of Nigeria\u2019s most exciting threats in the final third. The lively forward has consistently posed problems for opposing defenders with his pace and dribbling skills. He will be one to watch again as the Flying Eagles look to end their group campaign on a high.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n

Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer The Flying Eagles of Nigeria face a crucial test against Kenya in their final Group B game at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng reports.\u00a0 Victory will seal a spot for Aliyu Zubairu’s troops in the quarter-finals and also mark their 100th appearance in the history of the tournament. With everything on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":846478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3577,3383,2005],"tags":[7956,12923],"class_list":{"0":"post-846477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eagles","8":"category-flying","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-eagles","11":"tag-flying"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846477","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=846477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}