Flying Eagles. Photo: Team
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles suffered a 2-0 defeat to Burkina Faso in their final Group B match of the 2026 WAFU B U-20 tournament on Sunday at the Lycee Scientifique de Yamoussoukro but still secured qualification for the semi-finals of the competition.
The defeat came after Nigeria had opened their campaign with victories over Ghana and Togo, beating the Ghanaians 4-2 before defeating Togo 3-0 to book their place in the knockout stage.
Burkina Faso took the lead in the 23rd minute when a player headed home from a well-delivered corner kick.
The Burkinabe doubled their advantage 13 minutes later with a stunning free-kick from around 30 yards that flew past the Nigerian goalkeeper and into the net.
