Nigeria on the FIFA U-20 World Cup: Historical past

Nigeria can be making it’s thirteenth FIFA U-20 World Cup look when the 2023 version will get underway in Indonesia In July.

SportsRation presents historical past of Nigeria’s twelve (12) earlier FIFA U-20 appearances, permutations and expectations on the shoulder of Ladan Bosso tutored Flying Eagles.

APPEARANCES 

Nigeria has appeared in twelve out of Twenty-four FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments. The Flying Eagles first look was in 1983.

The event started in 1977 because the World Youth Championship till it was renamed the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005.

The Flying Eagles made it to the event in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Nigeria can be making a return to the competitors after it’s 2021 was cancelled throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Junior Eagles defeated Uganda by a lone purpose within the U-20 AFCON quater-final on Thursday March 2, 2023.

BEST FINISH

The Flying Eagles have by no means received the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The groups greatest end is second place spots on the 1989 and 2005 editions.

After a third place end in 1985, Nigeria went all the way in which to the ultimate on the event in 1989. Portugal defeated 2-0 within the last recreation.

In 2005, a Lionel Messi impressed Argentina workforce denied the Samson Siasia tutored Flying Eagles the title in Netherlands. Argentina took the title with a 2-1 win after a keenly contested last recreation.

FLYING EAGLES PERFORMANCE AT THE WORLD : SUMMARY PER APPEARANCE 

1983: Group stage

1985: Third place

1987:  Group stage

1989: Second place

1999: Quater-finals

2005: Second Place

2007: Quater-final

2009: Spherical of 16

2011: Quater-finals

2013: Spherical of 16

2015: Spherical of 16

2019: Spherical of 16

PERMUTATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS AHEAD OF THE TOURNAMENT IN INDONESIA 

How the Flying Eagles end on the ongoing Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt will lay the marker of expectations for the Younger Eagles when the World Cup will get underway in Could.

Technically, Head Coach Ladan Bosso has beforehand led Nigeria to the World Cup and so can be armed with enough expertise to face the hostilities.

Personnel smart, the Flying Eagles workforce to the Nations Cup can be bolstered with some new faces similar to the modifications seen from the workforce that claimed the WAFU B Championship in 2022.

SportsRation expects the Flying Eagles to higher their efficiency on the 2019 version by at the very least making it to the Quater-finals.

A maiden title win is feasible however that can require magical operations on the groups capability to attain targets.

INDONESIA 2023

The Indonesia 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup is the twenty third version of the event. The competitors will maintain from Could 20 to June 11, 2023.