ANDREW EKEJIUBA
Nigeria national U20, Flying Eagles, has resumed training ahead of the 2020 WAFU Cup zone B qualifier in Lome, Togo next month.
The team now under the tutelage of Ladan Bosso commenced training after the ban on contact sports was lifted by the Federal Government.
The Flying Eagles will play Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire in Group B when the competition kick-off in Lome between November 14 to 29, 2020 in Lome, Togo.
Two teams that reach the final in zone B will qualify for the U20 African Cup of Nations in Mauritania.
The other group of the 2020 WAFU zone B is made up of Niger Republic, Benin Republic, and Burkina Faso.
Meanwhile, the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFRIM) has made the announcement on Wednesday that fans will start attending games from next weekend.
With the spreading of the coronavirus pandemic, Mauritania also stopped their sports activities in March. They however resumed their football championship last September.