{"id":4247,"date":"2019-02-09T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=4247"},"modified":"2019-02-09T18:01:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:01:16","slug":"fifa-congratulates-nigeria-on-u-20-world-cup-qualification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fifa-congratulates-nigeria-on-u-20-world-cup-qualification","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Congratulates Nigeria On U-20 World Cup Qualification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federation of International Football Association,\u00a0\u00a0 FIFA on Friday congratulated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on the team\u2019s\u00a0 qualification for the\u00a0 U-20 World Cup in Poland, reports\u00a0<em><strong>Completesports.com.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Flying Eagles booked a spot\u00a0 in Poland after edging out hosts Niger 1-0 in a tightly contested Group A encounter at the Seyni Kountche Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Aigbogun \u2018 s\u00a0\u00a0 lads finished top of Group A with seven points from three games ahead of South Africa who also beat Burundi 1-0 to earn their qualification for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA took to the social media\u00a0 to felicitate\u00a0 with the Flying Eagles on achieving the great feat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Flying Eagles are headed to this year\u2019s #U20WC Poland 2019!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11\/svg\/1f44f.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11\/svg\/1f1f3-1f1ec.svg\" alt=\"??\" \/><br \/>\nThey\u2019ve finished top of Group A at #TotalAFCONU20 and reached the knockout stage,\u201d reads the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Flying Eagles make a return to the championship after missing out of the 2017 edition staged in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa and Senegal are the other African countries who have made it to Poland 2019 billed to hold from 23 May to 15 June 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federation of International Football Association,\u00a0\u00a0 FIFA on Friday congratulated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on the team\u2019s\u00a0 qualification for the\u00a0 U-20 World Cup in Poland, reports\u00a0Completesports.com.\u00a0 The Flying Eagles booked a spot\u00a0 in Poland after edging out hosts Niger 1-0 in a tightly contested Group A encounter at the Seyni Kountche Stadium on Thursday. 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